clothes-peg

American  

[klohz-peg, klohthz-] / ˈkloʊzˌpɛg, ˈkloʊðz- /

noun

British.

1. a clothespin.

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clothes peg British  

noun

1. a small wooden or plastic clip for attaching washing to a clothesline

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Etymology

Origin of clothes-peg

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

He was a great fat, black-and-white brute, with a head like a hat-box, a tail like a clothes-peg, and a back as broad as a well-fed sheep's.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

Dear Diana after hounds a riding Like—a clothes-peg on a clothes-line?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890 by Various

Ellen herself opened the door to him, her skirts pinned up around her, and a clothes-peg in her mouth.

From The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

A hale old Roman once gave him a little exhibition of his skill in fence, taking a clothes-peg for his mark.

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

You are to him simply a clothes-peg and your merit is in exact ratio to the clothes you carry.

From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)