Cockleert
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockleert is a noun meaning (dialect, southwest England) Cockcrow; dawn; daybreak.
Meaning
(dialect, southwest England) Cockcrow; dawn; daybreak.
Example Sentences
"Zee," he continued, "cockleert be on the creep."
Howsomever, I woke him at cockleert the next morning.
'At cockleert (dawn), 'twas all mizzle an' rimy, like; but he got out of his bed, any'ow. An' he donned his clathers an' hobbled cross his courtlage to the stable – an' not expecting a cheery sight.
Word Forms
- cockleerts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cockcrowing, cock-crow, cockcrow, cocklight, cockscrow, cockey.
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