clothesprop
English
noun
Definitions
- Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it.
Etymology
Compound from English clothes + English prop (propeller, property).
Origin
English
prop
Gloss
propeller, property
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedclothes English
- biprop English
- cloth English
- clothes English
- clothesbasket English
- clothesbrush English
- clothescare English
- clotheshorse English
- clothesless English
- clothesline English
- clothesmaker English
- clothesmaking English
- clothesman English
- clothespeg English
- clothespin English
- clothespress English
- clothestree English
- clotheswoman English
- clothesy English
- clothist English
- graveclothes English
- monoprop English
- nightclothes English
- overclothes English
- prop English
- propfan English
- propjet English
- propleg English
- propless English
- propmaker English
- propmaster English
- proppage English
- proppant English
- propper English
- proprotor English
- propshaft English
- propstick English
- propwash English
- rainclothes English
- shortclothes English
- smallclothes English
- subprop English
- turboprop English
- underclothes English
- underprop English
- unprop English
- upprop English
- clothes Middle English
- proppe Middle English
- klos Tok Pisin
- krosi Sranan Tongo
- prop
- cloth
- upprop
- biprop
- unprop
- propleg
- propper
- propfan
- clothes
- propjet
- subprop
- clothist
- monoprop
- propwash
- clothesy
- propless
- proppant
- proppage
- proprotor
- underprop
- propstick
- turboprop
- propshaft
- propmaker
- clothesman
- propmaster
- clothespin
- clothespeg
- bedclothes
- clothescare
- overclothes
- clothestree
- clothesless
- rainclothes
- clothesline
- shortclothes
- graveclothes
- underclothes
- smallclothes
- clotheswoman
- nightclothes
- clothesbrush
- clotheshorse
- clothesmaker
- clothespress
- clothesmaking
- clothesbasket