subs. phr. (common).—See quot. 1891.
1869. W. BRADWOOD, The O. V. H., xi. Jemmy … securing a POT-HAT, pea-jacket, and double-thong as precaution, went to the servants’ hall.
1889. The Sporting Times, 3 Aug., 3, 1. A gentlemanly young fellow in a tweed suit and a POT HAT.
1891. Notes and Queries, 7 S. xii. 48. The term POT-HAT … until lately I always thought was short for ‘chimney-pot hat,’ less reverently known as a ‘tile’; ut at the present time it is often applied to a felt hat.
1896. G. A. SALA, London up to Date, 62. I should respectfully advise him … not to be in the habit of perambulating Pall Mall in a suit of dittoes and a POT HAT.
