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Referring to the impromptu use of one's hat as a receptacle for drawing paper lots from.
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pick out of a hat
Today it means: To determine by chance, especially by drawing lots. Full definition →
Today it means: To determine by chance, especially by drawing lots. Full definition →
Referring to the impromptu use of one's hat as a receptacle for drawing paper lots from.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.