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Synonyms for old hat
| Grammar : Adj |
Définition of old hat
Origin :- "out of date," first recorded 1911. As a noun phrase, however, it had different sense previously. The "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1796) defines it as, "a woman's privities, because frequently felt."
- adj overfamiliar
- On his head he wore an old hat, and he kept his hands in his pockets.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- I 'm prouder with that old hat on my head than with the coronet; tell them that.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- How long he must wear the old coat or the old hat before they get him a new one!
- Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
- A broken window-pane was stopped by an old hat thrust into the hole.
- Extract from : « Nine Little Goslings » by Susan Coolidge
- It was suggested that the old hat should be sold at auction.
- Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum
- It appears that the man wore an old hat of mine, which he lost in the storm.
- Extract from : « Much Darker Days » by Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
- If you wish to know what rain and dust can do, you should look at his old hat.
- Extract from : « Coaches and Coaching » by Leigh Hunt
- That is to don storm rubbers, raincoat and an old hat, and defy it.
- Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell
- An old hat or a paper sack worn as a cap will protect the hair.
- Extract from : « Fur Farming For Profit » by Hermon Basil Laymon
- Take an old hat, and the more you brush it, the worse it looks.
- Extract from : « The Home at Greylock » by Elizabeth Prentiss
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