Cockloft

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small attic or garret.

    "For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn."

  2. 2
    a small loft or garret wordnet
  3. 3
    A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space.

    "Fires often spread through cocklofts."

Synonyms

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attichayloftloftstoreroom

Example

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"For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn."

Etymology

From cock + loft.

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