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clothespin; clothes peg
A clip used to hang laundry on a clothesline to dry.
洗濯物を洗濯ばさみで止める。
I secure the laundry with clothespins.
風が強いので洗濯ばさみを多めに使った。
Since the wind was strong, I used extra clothespins.
プラスチックの洗濯ばさみが壊れた。
The plastic clothespin broke.
FORMATION:
洗濯 (laundry) + ばさみ (clip/pincer, from 挟む)
ALTERNATE WRITING:
Also written as 洗濯挟 or 洗濯鋏.
MATERIALS:
- プラスチック製 - plastic (most common)
- 木製 - wooden (traditional)
- ステンレス製 - stainless steel
COLLOCATIONS:
- 洗濯ばさみで止める - to secure with clothespins
- 洗濯ばさみで挟む - to clip with clothespins
- 洗濯ばさみを外す - to remove clothespins
RELATED ITEMS:
- 物干し竿 - laundry pole
- 角ハンガー - drying rack with clips