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coat-hanger

coat-hanger is the alternative spelling of coat hanger.

Meaning of coat hanger

Noun

coat hanger (plural coat hangers)

  1. A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.

Forms of coat-hanger

pluralcoat-hangers

Questions about coat-hanger

What is coat-hanger the alternative spelling of?
Coat-hanger is the alternative spelling of coat hanger.

Words near coat-hanger in the dictionary

  1. coat trailing
  2. coat trailings
  3. coat tree
  4. coat trees
  5. coat up
  6. coat-hanger
  7. coat-hangers
  8. coat-rack
  9. coat-racks
  10. coat-stand
  11. coat-stands

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