hatcheck

[ hat-chek ]

adjective
  1. of, noting, or engaged in the checking of hats, coats, umbrellas, etc., into temporary safekeeping: a hatcheck girl.

  2. used in checking of hats, coats, etc.: a hatcheck room.

Origin of hatcheck

1
1915–20; hat + check1 (in the sense of “a ticket or token of ownership of an article left in the temporary custody of another”)

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