coat hanger
noun
1.
hanger
(def 1).
Origin
1890-95
Examples from the web for
coat hanger
Do not put any sharp object such as a
coat hanger
down your cast to scratch.
Use a section of a
coat hanger
from which the paint has been removed for a skewer.
The feeder can be mounted on a post as diagrammed or hung using wire from a
coat hanger
.
Here's a cool idea for decorating your room: make a mobile out of a wire
coat hanger
and coins made of paper or plaster.
Simply cut the end off the bottom and thread a straightened out metal
coat hanger
through the top, forming a circle.
Try to select the item yourself and handle it only with a
coat hanger
.
On another occasion, she cut him on his side with a
coat hanger
, again leaving permanent scars.
Use a metal
coat hanger
, a one-meter-long piece of string, and a one-meter-long piece of thin gauge copper wire.
Sheldon recommended a piece of
coat hanger
be used as a probe.
They unlocked the driver-side door with a
coat hanger
to obtain the vehicle's identification number.
British Dictionary definitions for
coat hanger
coat hanger
noun
1.
a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes