"throw into a cocked hat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws into a cocked hat [present, singular, third-person], 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]
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  1. To confound, usually due to one or more unexpected occurrences.
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