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{{About|a type of clothes rack|a dandified dresser|fop}}
[[Image:Clotheshorse.jpg|right|thumb|A clothes horse]]
A '''clotheshorse''' or '''clothes horse''', sometimes called a '''clothes rack''', '''drying horse''', '''winterdyke''',<ref>[http://waf.eps.hw.ac.uk/Word%20of%20the%20Week%20pages/SWOW%20archive%20page%201.htm#winterdyke Scots Word of the Week Archive - Page 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> '''clothes maiden''', '''drying rack''', '''Frostick''', or '''airer''', refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after [[washing]] to enable them to dry. The frame is usually made of [[wood]], [[metal]] or [[plastic]].
There are many types of drying racks, including large, stationary outdoor racks, smaller, folding portable racks, and wall-mounted drying racks. A drying rack is similar in usage and function to a [[clothes line]], and used in lieu of a [[clothes dryer]]. The name ''clothes horse'' was in use by 1800.
The term "clotheshorse" may also refer to a person excessively or obsessively interested in clothes, often to a humorous extent.<ref>[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0001e&L=ads-l&P=6255 The LINGUIST List Eastern Michigan University LISTSERV 14.4]</ref>
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