uncockedadj.1
Of a hat: Not cocked or turned up.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > with upturned brim
cocked1628
cocked-up1706
uncocked1721
1721 A. Ramsay Morning Interview 13 The sons of Bacchus stagger home to rest, With tatter'd wigs, foul shoes, and uncock'd hats.
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 109. ⁋6 With..my hair unpowdered, and my hat uncocked.
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Zouch A slouched hat; a hat with its brims let down, or uncocked.
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uncockedadj.2
Of crops: Not put up in cocks.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > stooking or cocking > stooked or cocked > not
uncockeda1642
stookless1883
a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 61 If theire come any greate raines, then they [sc. pease] are better uncocked then cocked.
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