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clothesline

clothes·line [ klṓz ln, klṓz ln ]


noun  (plural clothes·lines)
Definition:
 
line for hanging laundry: a cord on which clean laundry is hung to dry, usually outdoors



transitive verb  (past and past participle clothes·lined, present participle clothes·lin·ing, 3rd person present singular clothes·lines)
Definition:
 
catch football player by neck: in football, to knock down an opposing player by catching the player around the neck with an outstretched arm ( informal )

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