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Line 1: {{otheruses4\|a type of clothes rack\|a dandified dresser\|fop}} [[Image:Clotheshorse.jpg\|right\|thumb\|A clothes horse]] A '''clotheshorse''' (often written as two words, i.e. '''clothes horse'''), ~~also~~or "clothes rack", in Ayrshire known as a '''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> a '''clothes maiden''', a '''drying rack''', or an '''airer''', refers to a frame (usually [[wood]]en, [[metal]] or [[plastic]]) upon which clothes are hung after [[washing]] to enable them to dry. 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]]. The name clothes horse was in use by 1800.

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