cockloft

[ kok-lawft, -loft ]

noun

, Older Use.

1. a small loft or attic above the highest finished ceiling of a building.
2. a completely enclosed space between rafters and a suspended ceiling.

cockloft

/ ˈkɒkˌlɒft /

noun

1. a small loft, garret, or attic

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockloft¹

First recorded in 1580–90; cock ¹ + loft

Example Sentences

This hasty and guarded conversation was carried on between two plebe cadets who had met in a corridor of the academy "cockloft."

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A ladder connected with a hole in the roof enabled you to reach the cockloft, the guest room of the establishment.

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The hand of improvement touched Cockloft Hall shortly after.

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In a single-room cabin there usually is a cockloft, reached by a ladder, for storage, and maybe a bunk or two.

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Hark ye, Captain, dost thou know who last inhabited this old cockloft?

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