hatrack

[ hat-rak ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatrack¹

First recorded in 1870–75; hat + rack ¹

Example Sentences

It falls to Thermal Herman 6⅞ths, the showboat of Katz’s inventory, to fashion himself into a fedora, hitch a ride on a moose’s antlers that double as a hatrack and save her.

From New York Times

She admired Dunham, in particular, who was one of Hollywood’s first Black choreographers, and was captivated by Astaire’s use of props, like a hatrack or an umbrella.

From New York Times

Dried and trimmed, the shrub’s multipronged branches made it useful — for driving farm animals, for example; one botanical history database suggested they also made good hatracks.

From Washington Post

The shrinking sheik turned a bright crimson and actually cringed against the hatrack, while Ernestine picked up one of Dad’s walking sticks and started after the younger set, bent on premeditated, cold-blooded mayhem.

From Literature

By the hatrack she stopped before the picture of Old Dirty-Face.

From Literature