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cockloft

[ kok-lawft, -loft ]

noun

, Older Use.
  1. a small loft or attic above the highest finished ceiling of a building.
  2. a completely enclosed space between rafters and a suspended ceiling.


cockloft

/ ˈkɒkˌlɒft /

noun

  1. a small loft, garret, or attic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cockloft1

First recorded in 1580–90; cock 1 + loft
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Example Sentences

This hasty and guarded conversation was carried on between two plebe cadets who had met in a corridor of the academy "cockloft."

A ladder connected with a hole in the roof enabled you to reach the cockloft, the guest room of the establishment.

The hand of improvement touched Cockloft Hall shortly after.

In a single-room cabin there usually is a cockloft, reached by a ladder, for storage, and maybe a bunk or two.

Hark ye, Captain, dost thou know who last inhabited this old cockloft?

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