Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klohz, klohth z pin]
- /kloʊz, kloʊðz pɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klohz, klohth z pin]
- /kloʊz, kloʊðz pɪn/
Definition of clothes-pin word
- noun clothes-pin a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline. 1
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Origin of clothes-pin
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; clothes + pin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clothes-pin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clothes-pin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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