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cocked hat

cocked hat noun: a hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn.

Noun

cocked hat (countable and uncountable, plural cocked hats)

  1. A hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn
  2. The triangular space formed by the intersection of the position lines on a chart determined by plotting three bearings; the approximate position of the ship
  3. (uncountable) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins, arranged in a triangle, are used.

Forms of cocked hat

pluralcocked hats

Words formed from cocked hat

Questions about cocked hat

What does cocked hat mean?
Cocked hat means a hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn.
What part of speech is cocked hat?
Cocked hat is a noun.
What is the plural of cocked hat?
The plural of cocked hat is cocked hats.

Words near cocked hat in the dictionary

  1. cocke
  2. Cocke County
  3. cocked
  4. cocked a deaf 'un
  5. cocked a snook
  6. cocked hat
  7. Cocked Hat Club
  8. cocked hat curve
  9. cocked hat curves
  10. cocked hat double
  11. cocked hat doubles

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