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clothesline [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

clothesline: an item in the "Maintenance Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cordeau à linge : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de maintenance» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A hard-hit ball that travels a straight, relatively low course and carries as far as the infielders or farther before bouncing or being caught.

DEF

clotheline: A low and very straight "line drive".

OBS

One of the sources consulted gives a definition of "line drive" and then defines "clothesline", "liner" and "frozen rope" as a line drive in baseball.

OBS

A player who hits a line drive is said to have hung out the clothes.

OBS

Familiar baseball terms: frozen rope, blue dart, screamer, rope and clothesline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Balle frappée solidement et dont la trajectoire adopte une ligne droite, basse, parallèle au sol et hors d'atteinte des joueurs d'avant-champ.

OBS

coup en long : D'emploi rare par rapport à l'utilisation de «coup (frappé) en flèche». Renseignement obtenu du Service des sports de Radio-Canada.

OBS

À «balle en flèche», il manque le sens d'être une balle frappée et non une balle lancée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laundry Work
  • Ropemaking
DEF

A rope, wire, etc. to hang clothes on in order to dry or air them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Blanchissage
  • Corderie
DEF

Fil sur lequel on met le linge à sécher.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain

Spanish

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