Technically "Clothes hoist" is an Australian synonym of "rotary clothesline".
But it's also a figure of speech for societal confusion that suburban comforts may raise within certain individuals.
Which is probably the context that J.G. Thirlwell meant to address in this song.
Technically "Clothes hoist" is an Australian synonym of "rotary clothesline". But it's also a figure of speech for societal confusion that suburban comforts may raise within certain individuals. Which is probably the context that J.G. Thirlwell meant to address in this song.