In the south of England, it is called a clothes horse; in the north it is called a washing maiden; and I believe other parts of the UK have their own name for it - but what?

It's a stand for drying clothes, in Scotland it's called a "winter dyke".

Clotheshorse (often written as two words, ie clothes horse) also known as a winterdyke or a clothes maiden, refers to a frame (usually wooden, metal or plastic) upon which clothes are hung after washing to enable them to dry. Compare with washing line.

A "Maiden" is a wooden instrument consisting of a long handle with wooden feet, by means of which clothes are stirred about in a washing tub. (Also known as a Peggy, Posser or Posher) Maidening Tub: A deep vessel for washing clothes. (Also known as Maiden Pot, Maidening Pot or Peggy Tub) Poss: To push with the head as a claf does. Clothes in a maiden-pot are said to be possed about by an instrument called the peggy. (Also maidening and maidenpot).


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotheshorse


http://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/glossary.cfm