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cockloft

noun
cock·​loft | \ ˈkäk-ËŒlȯft How to pronounce cockloft (audio) \

Definition of cockloft

: a small garret
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Synonyms for cockloft

Synonyms

attic, garret, loft

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Examples of cockloft in a Sentence

the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft, which is accessible through a pull-down ladder

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 In a balloon-frame structure, a fire that starts in the basement and gets into the chase space can run all the way to the cockloft—the cramped, unusable space between the topmost ceiling of a building and the roof—without any fire-stop in between. — Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, "The Day the Town Blew Up," 3 June 2019 When the fire reaches the cockloft, the top of the roof explodes and shoots out flames. — Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, "The Day the Town Blew Up," 3 June 2019

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First Known Use of cockloft

1589, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cockloft

probably from cock entry 1

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