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clothespin |
a clip or forked peg of wood or plastic, used to hold clothes on a line for drying. |
peg |
to fasten, plug, or mark with a peg or pegs. [1/3 definitions] |
pin |
a wooden or metal peg used for connecting or holding parts together. [1/6 definitions] |
stud1 |
a pin or peg attached to an automobile tire to help it grip a road surface firmly. [1/5 definitions] |
yo-yo |
a toy made of two thick wooden or plastic disks connected by a peg around which a string is tied. One plays with a yo-yo by holding the end of the string and moving the hand to cause the disk unit to roll up and down the string. |
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