Words / B1

KLOHTHZP-eg/ˈkləʊðz peɡ/

A clothes peg (id: clothes-peg) is a small clip for fastening wet clothes to a washing line (UK; US clothespin). A paperclip holds paper; a hair clip holds hair. Art: a clothes peg on the drying line is fine; clipping one on someone’s skin is a behaviour log.

Meaning

A small clip for fastening wet clothes to a washing line (UK; US clothespin).

Examples

• “A clothes peg on the art drying line is fine; clipping one on someone’s skin is a behaviour log.”
• “Clothes pegs in the boarding laundry are named; taking the last six off a housemate’s shirt is still theft.”

Good to know

a clothes peg (UK). US: a clothespin. Contrast: a paperclip / a hair clip. Laundry / art. Countable pegs. Mix-up: a peg can also be a hook or a marker; a clothes peg is the washing clip.

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