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hatrack

[ hat-rak ]

noun

  1. a frame, stand, or post having knobs or hooks for hanging hats.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatrack1

First recorded in 1870–75; hat + rack 1

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Example Sentences

India gave a little exclamation and moved toward the hatrack.

He hung it up upon a black walnut hatrack with which its designer had incorporated a slab of white marble.

All evening the bell had been ringing, and the little card tray on the hatrack was filled with visiting cards.

He went out gaily, followed by Mrs. Carr's accusing eyes to the hatrack, where he stopped to take his glossy silk hat from a peg.

Bud is going to race Hatrack against that magpie horse grazing out there, and throw in a six-shooter if the old gent wins.

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