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cocked hat

noun

  1. a man's hat, worn especially in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown.

cocked hat

noun

  1. a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn)

  2. slangto outdo or defeat

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cocked hat1

First recorded in 1665–75; cock 2 + -ed 2
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

  1. knock into a cocked hat, to destroy completely; render unachievable.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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