hall tree
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hall tree
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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A hall tree can have a bench on one side and coat storage on the other.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
He placed his cane against the hall tree, and followed his host into the jollified apartment.
From The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball
The sunlight on the marble slab of the hall tree faded slowly away.
From Stubble by George Looms
As she went through the hall there, by the hall tree, stood the big umbrella.
From Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 15, April 12, 1914 by Various
Down in the hall she appropriated one of Dick's, off the hall tree, and announced herself ready.
From Her Prairie Knight by B. M. Bower
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