Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Working by one's self and without associates or helpers, specifically as practised in gold-mining in Australia; one who has everything ‘under his own hat.’ See
hatter , 2. - noun The trade of a hatter.
- noun Material for hats.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.
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- noun The
manufacture ofhats . - noun
Fabric used in making hats.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A double dose of 'hatting' would be an altogether different matter.
between silk and cyanide Marks, Leo 1998
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The effect of 'hatting' was to throw the letters out of alignment so that some of the clear-text would read normally, and the rest (to the untrained eye) would be gibberish.
between silk and cyanide Marks, Leo 1998
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When a man drops mateship altogether and takes to "hatting" in the bush, it's a step towards a convenient tree and a couple of saddle-straps buckled together.
Children of the Bush Henry Lawson 1894
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I transposed two columns in the wrong order " a favourite pastime of Peter Churchill's (known in the trade as 'hatting').
between silk and cyanide Marks, Leo 1998
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So stop hatting on PRESiDENT OBAMA people at he's good looking.
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Lindsey Graham, is a very Stupid man, he needs to top player hatting. get out of office you are a disgrace.
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You need to stop high-hatting everyone and finally ante up.
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The previous F/USAID dual-hatting arrangement was far from perfect, but gave USAID tremendous de facto influence and authority over the budget.
Todd Moss: The Other 3Ds: Decapitate, Demote, and Deny USAID? 2010
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As a Jew, I know full well that with regards to such sensitive people, hard facts will never alter deep embedded prejudices long live israel in the mist of jew hatting
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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The world not hatting the US is what AQ fears most, so wouldn't AQ not like that America's standing in the world goes up because Obama is the president.
Steve King: Obama Would "Certainly Be Viewed As A Savior" To Al-Qaida 2009
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