coat hanger
noun
Origin of coat hanger
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby coat hanger
coat,
coat armour,
coat card,
coat dress,
coat flower,
coat hanger,
coat of arms,
coat of mail,
coat of many colors,
coat protein,
coat tree
Example sentences from the Web for coat hanger
Also, hanging on a nail in one of the beams was a German tunic, stretched neatly on a coat-hanger.
With Our Army in Palestine |Antony BluettI pinned a towel over my suit, put it on a coat-hanger, and hung it securely to the blind-catch outside my window.
The Fifth Wheel |Olive Higgins ProutyWhen we want a gimlet, or a saw, or a coat-hanger we want that one thing and want it as good as it can be made.
Introducing the American Spirit |Edward A. Steiner
British Dictionary definitions for coat hanger
coat hanger
noun
a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes