The wash was unusually large that day and as the unpacking of the box had taken up some time, the clock was striking two just as the last clothespin was fastened in its place, and the last brown towel hung upon the currant bushes.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes
I'm not playing parts with a clothespin on the end of my nose!"
"Harlequin and Columbine"
Booth Tarkington
He was tireless and faithful as a watchdog, keeping awake by whittling at something no more fantastic than a clothespin.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst