COCKLOFT

cockloft

(noun) a small loft or garret

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cockloft (plural cocklofts)

A small attic or garret

Source: Wiktionary


Cock"loft` n. Etym: [Prop., a loft where cocks roost.]

Definition: An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building. Dryden. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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