clothesline

/ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/

Etymology

From clothes + line.

clothesline means A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.

clothesline is pronounced /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/.

noun

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.“Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.”
A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

verb

To knock (a person) over by striking them across the neck or upper body with an outstretched arm, mimicking the motion of running into a low clothesline.“The referee called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back.”