Hills Hoist

Etymology
From genitive of (with elided apostrophe) + ; from the trade name of the product manufactured from 1945 by Lance Hill of Adelaide, South Australia.

Noun

 * 1)  A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by means of a rotating handle.
 * 2) * 2002, Meanjin, Volume 61, Melbourne University Press, |%22hills+hoists%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22hills+hoist%22|%22hills+hoists%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jyx4T6HGCqqemQXh5LzpDw&redir_esc=y page 165,
 * I watched them glistening over the tiled rooftops and Hills hoists and waited, in awe, for the shadow to reach our Lower Templestowe back yard.
 * 1) * 2002, Meanjin, Volume 61, Melbourne University Press, |%22hills+hoists%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22hills+hoist%22|%22hills+hoists%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jyx4T6HGCqqemQXh5LzpDw&redir_esc=y page 165,
 * I watched them glistening over the tiled rooftops and Hills hoists and waited, in awe, for the shadow to reach our Lower Templestowe back yard.

Usage notes

 * The Hills Hoist is regarded as symbolic of Australian suburbia.