Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocked hat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
cocked hat
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins, arranged in a triangle, are used.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cocked hats (plural)

Phrases

beat into a cocked hat Cocked Hat Club cocked hat curve cocked hat double knock into a cocked hat throw into a cocked hat

Questions

What does cocked hat mean?
A hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn

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