What does cockshut mean?
Cockshut means (countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock..
Sir Richard Ratcliff: Thomas the Earl of Surrey, and himself, Much about cock-shut time, from troop to troop Went through the army, cheering up the soldiers.
1 Fai.: Mistress, this is only spite: For you would not yesternight Kiss him in the cock-shut light.
In the quiet cockshut after a heavy darg, a boonfellow likes to croodle with her fanger (or he with his bellibone) as they watch the sunset through the eyethurl.
Use cockshut when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cockshut means (countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock..
Common synonyms include crepusculum, mirkning, nightfall.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sir Richard Ratcliff: Thomas the Earl of Surrey, and himself, Much about cock-shut time, from troop to troop Went through the army, cheering up the soldiers.
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