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cocked hat definition

cocked hat

  1. a three-cornered hat with a turned-up brim
  2. a hat pointed in front and in back and with the crown rising to a point
cocked hat Idioms

knock into a cocked hat

Slang to damage or spoil completely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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