"high cotton" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "The term \"high cotton\" or \"tall cotton\" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South when \"high cotton\" meant that the crops were good and the prices were, too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We're in high cotton now."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "The best of times; a time of well being."
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        "(US, Southern US, slang, idiomatic) The best of times; a time of well being."
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  "etymology_text": "The term \"high cotton\" or \"tall cotton\" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South when \"high cotton\" meant that the crops were good and the prices were, too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful.",
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      "expansion": "high cotton (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "American English",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Southern US English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We're in high cotton now."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The best of times; a time of well being."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "times"
        ],
        [
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        "(US, Southern US, slang, idiomatic) The best of times; a time of well being."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
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