What does cock loft mean?
Cock loft means A small attic or garret..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A small attic or garret..
For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn.
All theſe gentlemen appeared at the hour appointed in Mr. Curll's dining-room, two excepted; one of whom was the gentleman in the cockloft, his landlady being out of the way, and the gradus ad parnaſſum taken down; the other happened to be too cloſely watched by the bailiffs.
Fires often spread through cocklofts.
Use cock loft when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cock loft means A small attic or garret..
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For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn.
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