Cockloft
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockloft is a noun meaning A small attic or garret.
Meaning
A small attic or garret.
More Meanings
- A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space.
Example Sentences
Fires often spread through cocklofts.
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.
Word Forms
- cocklofts
- cock loft
- cockleloft
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include attics, loft, cornloft, garret, lofting, soler.
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