coathook
nounUK /ˈkəʊt.hʊk/
US /ˈkoʊt.hʊk/
A small hook on a wall where you hang your coat.
She hung her jacket on the coathook by the door.
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2. A hook-shaped fitting used to hold garments in a closet or entryway.
The closet had a row of coathooks along the back wall.
3. A curved metal or plastic piece attached to furniture for hanging bags or hats.
He screwed a coathook into the side of the desk.
4. A small hook used in schools or offices for students' and workers' outerwear.
Each child's name was written above their coathook.