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hat stand

hat stand is the alternative spelling of hatstand.

Meaning of hatstand

Noun

hatstand (plural hatstands)

  1. (UK) A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.
    • I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chippenham (1841)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57

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Forms of hat stand

pluralhat stands
alternative formhat-stand

Questions about hat stand

What is hat stand the alternative spelling of?
Hat stand is the alternative spelling of hatstand.

Words near hat stand in the dictionary

  1. hat palms
  2. hat peach
  3. hat peaches
  4. hat rack
  5. hat racks
  6. hat stand
  7. hat stands
  8. hat switch
  9. hat switches
  10. hat tip
  11. hat tips

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