hat tree
Americannoun
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
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