Hills Hoist
(Australia) A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by means of a rotating handle.
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(Australia) A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by means of a rotating handle.
A Hills Hoist was set into the concrete. It was covered with a lush choko vine. Hazel always claimed the Hills Hoist was the perfect plant support. “If you want to do some pruning, you just wind it up and spin it round.”
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