cockshut
[kok-shuht]
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noun British Dialect.
the close of the day; evening; twilight.
Nearby words
- cockpit,
- cockroach,
- cockscomb,
- cocksfoot,
- cockshot,
- cockshy,
- cockspur,
- cocksucker,
- cocksure,
- cocksurely
Origin of cockshut
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for cockshut
A cockshut was a large net used to catch woodcocks after sunset.
Arden of Feversham|Anonymous