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hat tree

American  

noun

  1. hall tree.


Etymology

Origin of hat tree

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

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In between games he limps round, stiff as a hat tree and sore as a mashed thumb.

From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

Their overseas caps was stacked on a hat tree nearby and one of 'em was wearin' some sort of medal.

From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell

There on the hat tree hung a man's light overcoat, a gray fedora hat; a stick leaned below.

From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by MacGowan, Alice