English Explanatory Dictionary

Hills Hoist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by means of a rotating handle.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Hills Hoist.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 Hills Hoist.ogg

Word forms

Hills Hoist Hills Hoists

Etymology

From genitive of Hill (“a surname”) (with elided apostrophe) + hoist (“lift”); from the trade name of the product manufactured from 1945 by Lance Hill of Adelaide, South Australia.

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