Definition of clothesline
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a line (as of cord) on which clothes may be hung to dry
clothesline
verb
clotheslined; clotheslining; clotheslines
Definition of clothesline (Entry 2 of 2)
: to knock down (someone, such as a football player) by catching by the neck with an outstretched arm
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The first known use of clothesline was in 1830
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