Cockloft
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small attic or garret.
"For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn."
- 2 a small loft or garret wordnet
- 3 A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space.
"Fires often spread through cocklofts."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn."
Etymology
From cock + loft.