coat hanger
noun
: a device which is shaped like the outline of a person's shoulders and over which garments may be hung
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His drying bib shorts are hung up on the coat hanger in the entrance, and a jersey is draped over a seat on a chair on the balcony that overlooks the ski station and Pico Veleta, the highest paved road in Europe at 3,394m.
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Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In ten episodes of this comedy series, viewers will learn how to make a vibrator out of a toothbrush and a crossbow out of a coat hanger alongside young first-time convict David Broulík.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Another local court case involved two adult Boy Scout troop leaders who, during a camp-out, branded their Scouts on the buttocks with a red-hot coat hanger that had been shaped like male genitals.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Turner had a difficult relationship with his father, who had a weakness for alcohol and disciplined his son with a leather strap or a wire coat hanger.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In ten episodes of this comedy series, viewers will learn how to make a vibrator out of a toothbrush and a crossbow out of a coat hanger alongside young first-time convict David Broulík.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Another local court case involved two adult Boy Scout troop leaders who, during a camp-out, branded their Scouts on the buttocks with a red-hot coat hanger that had been shaped like male genitals.
—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Turner had a difficult relationship with his father, who had a weakness for alcohol and disciplined his son with a leather strap or a wire coat hanger.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Coat hanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coat%20hanger. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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