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cockshut

American  
[kok-shuht] / ˈkɒkˌʃʌt /

noun

British Dialect.

  1. the close of the day; evening; twilight.

Etymology

Origin of cockshut

First recorded in 1585–95; cock 1 + shut

Example Sentences

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Surely the world holds nothing more beautiful than this Polar night, this compelling gloaming, the "cockshut light" of Francis Thompson.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

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