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clothespin

fastener for hanging clothes for drying
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clothespin

Summary

clothespin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • clothespin is a type of hand tool[2].
  • clothespin is a type of fastener[3].
  • clothespin is a type of laundry supply[4].
  • clothespin is a type of spring clamp[5].
  • clothespin's Commons category is recorded as Clothes pegs[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hand tool[2], fastener[3], laundry supply[4], and spring clamp[5].

Why It Matters

clothespin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[1] clothespin has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] clothespin is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). clothespin. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/clothespin
MLA “clothespin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/clothespin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clothespin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{clothespin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clothespin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C5610
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C5610, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → clothespins
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: clothespins, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289921214|clothespins (#289921214)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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