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cock-a-hoop (iou)



cock-a-hoop adjective & adverb. M17.
[from set cock a hoop s.v. COCK noun1, infl. by sense 1 of COCK noun1.]
A. adjective. Elated, boastfully triumphant. M17.
b. adverb.
set cock-a-hoop, elate, make boastfully triumphant. L17-E18.
Elatedly, with boastful triumph. E19.