Not just a line on which to hang clothes to dry, but also a professional wrestling manoeuvre where the attacker holds his arm outstretched in the path of his oponent coming towards him after bouncing off the ropes.

Clothes"line` (?), n.

A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.

 

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