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cock-a-hoop definition

cock·-a-hoop (käk′ə ho̵̅o̅p′)

adjective

  1. in very high spirits; elated; exultant
  2. boastful; conceited

Etymology: Fr coq à huppe, cock with a crest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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