Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw into a cocked hat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
throw in-to a -cocked hat
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confound, usually due to one or more unexpected occurrences.

Inflected Forms

throws into a cocked hat (present, singular) throwing into a cocked hat (participle, present) threw into a cocked hat (past) thrown into a cocked hat (participle, past) knock into a cock hat (alternative)

Questions

What does throw into a cocked hat mean?
To confound, usually due to one or more unexpected occurrences.

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