Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clothesprop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clothes-prop
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it.

Etymology

From clothes + prop.

Inflected Forms

clothesprops (plural) clothes-prop (alternative) clothes prop (alternative) clo' prop (alternative)

Questions

What does clothesprop mean?: Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it.
Where does clothesprop come from?: From clothes + prop.

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