CLOTHESLINE


Meaning of CLOTHESLINE in English

I. -ˌlīn noun

Date: 1830

: a line (as of cord) on which clothes may be hung to dry

II. transitive verb

Date: 1964

: to knock down (as a football player) by catching by the neck with an outstretched arm

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.