hat rack

noun

1

a(1)

: a wooden framework with several projecting pegs that hangs against a wall and is used to hold hats and other articles of clothing

(2)

: clothes tree

(3)

: hallstand

b

: a loop (as of wire) into which to slip the brim of a hat under a theater seat or shelf or against a wall

2

: a thin low-quality meat animal

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