clothespin
Etymology
From clothes + pin.
clothespin means A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.“At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl.”
verb
- To affix with a clothespin.