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cocked hat

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cocked hat
ˌcocked ˈhat noun [countable] British English
1. knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat to be a lot better than someone or something else:
    My mother is such a good cook she knocks everybody else into a cocked hat.
2. a hat with the edges turned up on three sides, worn in the past