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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Billycock Hats

First used by Billy Coke (Mr. William Coke) at the great shooting parties at Holkham. The old-established hatters in the West End still call them “Coke hats.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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