hanger

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hanger (plural hangers)

One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:
1. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
2. (machines) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
3. A bridle iron
4. A clothes hanger
That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
(England): A steep, wooded declivity. Gilbert White

Not to be confused with hangar (a garage-like building for airplanes).

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