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hall tree
noun
- a stand or post having hooks or knobs for holding coats and hats; hatrack or clothes tree.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hall tree1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
He peeled off his overcoat and hung it on the hall tree, sticking his swagger-stick in one of its pockets.
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He hung his hat on the hall-tree and passed with rather unsteady steps into the living room.
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He hurried quickly to the hall tree, slipped into a light overcoat, and left the house.
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Mr. McGowan took his hat from the hall-tree and left the house.
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Down in the hall she appropriated one of Dick's, off the hall tree, and announced herself ready.
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