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1. cock-a-hoop, phr. View full entry 1529

...Phrase. to set (the) cock on (the) hoop, cock a hoop: app. to turn on the tap and let the liquor flow; hence, to drink without stint; to drink and...

2. † ˈwelfare, phr. View full entry 1534

...The optative phrase well fare (you, it, etc.), used either as a genuine expression of good wishes (= ‘May it go well with’, ‘good luck to’) or employed ironically....

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