cocked hat
noun
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.
Compare bicorne, tricorn(def 2).
Idioms for cocked hat
knock into a cocked hat, Informal.
to destroy completely; render unachievable.
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British Dictionary definitions for knock into a cocked hat
cocked hat
noun
a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn)
knock into a cocked hat slang
to outdo or defeat
Idioms and Phrases with knock into a cocked hat
knock into a cocked hat
Debunk, render useless or unbelievable. For example, His findings knocked our theory into a cocked hat. This expression alludes to a style of hat with the brim turned up on three sides—the three-cornered (tricorne) hat worn by officers in the American Revolution—giving it a distorted look. [Early 1800s]