Meanings
nounclothes peg (plural clothes pegs)
plural clothes pegs · alternative clothes-peg · alternative clothespeg
- AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUKAn object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
Synonyms: clothespin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounwood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
Similar
clothespinclothes pin
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مِشْبَك مَلَابِس
- مِشْبَك مَلَابِس (mišbak malābis)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Bulgarian щи́пка, щипка за пране
- щи́пка (štípka)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- щипка за пране (štipka za prane)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- щипка за дрехи (štipka za drehi)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Catalan agulla d'estendre, gafa
- agulla d'estendrean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- gafaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- pinçaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Chinese Mandarin 衣夾 /衣夹
- 衣夾 /衣夹 (yījiā)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Czech kolíček na prádlo
- kolíček na prádloan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Danish tøjklemme
- tøjklemmean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Dutch wasknijper, wasspeld
- wasknijperan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- wasspeldan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Estonian pesupulk
- pesupulkan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Finnish pyykkipoika
- pyykkipoikaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
French pince à linge, épingle à linge
- pince à lingean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- épingle à lingean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
German Wäscheklammer, Kluppe
- Wäscheklammeran object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- Kluppean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Greek μανταλάκι
- μανταλάκι (mantaláki)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Hungarian ruhaszárító csipesz
- ruhaszárító csipeszan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Icelandic þvottaklemma
- þvottaklemmaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Irish pionna éadaigh
- pionna éadaighan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Italian molletta, molletta da bucato
- mollettaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- molletta da bucatoan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Japanese 洗濯挟み
- 洗濯挟み (sentakubasami)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Korean 빨래집게
- 빨래집게 (ppallaejipge)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Malay penyepit baju
- penyepit bajuan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Norwegian Bokmål klesklype
- klesklypean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Persian گیره لباس, گیره رخت
- گیره لباس (gire-ye lebâs)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- گیره رخت (gire-ye raxt)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- قیدک کالا (qaydak-e kâlâ)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Polish klamerka, spinacz
- klamerkaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- spinaczan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- żabkaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Portuguese prendedor de roupa, pregador
- prendedor de roupaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- pregadoran object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- grampo de roupaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- molaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- prisãoan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Russian прище́пка
- прище́пка (priščépka)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Scottish Gaelic cnag-aodaich
- cnag-aodaichan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Spanish pinza de tender, pinza
- pinza de tenderan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- pinzaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- brochean object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Swedish klädnypa, tvättklämma
- klädnypaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
- tvättklämmaan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Tagalog sipit
- sipitan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Thai ไม้หนีบผ้า
- ไม้หนีบผ้า (máai-nìip-pâa)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Turkish mandal
- mandalan object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Ukrainian прищі́пка
- прищі́пка (pryščípka)an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline
Cite this entry
APA
clothes peg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20peg
MLA
“clothes peg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20peg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clothes peg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20peg.
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