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KOHTH-uk/ˈkəʊt hʊk/

A coat hook (id: coat-hook) is a hook on a wall or door for hanging a coat. A coat hanger is a removable frame; a peg is often in a cloakroom row. Cloakroom: hang the blazer on the coat hook; a peg on the floor is a trip hazard.

Meaning

A hook on a wall or door for hanging a coat.

Examples

• “Hang the blazer on the coat hook; a peg on the floor is a trip hazard.”
• “A named coat hook in boarding is not a bag dump; rucksacks still go under the bed.”

Good to know

a coat hook. Contrast: a coat hanger / a peg. Cloakroom / boarding. Countable hooks. Mix-up: to hook can mean to catch; the coat hook is the fitting.

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