English Explanatory Dictionary

Cocked Hat Club

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A club of the Society of Antiquaries of London, whose members decided whether any person proposed should be admitted or not.

Word forms

Cocked Hat Club the Cocked Hat Club

Etymology

Named from the cocked hat placed before the president at their meetings.

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