Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockshut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-shut
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of net for catching woodcock.

Countable; Obsolete

noun

Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sir Richard Ratcliff: Thomas the Earl of Surrey, and himself, Much about cock-shut time, from troop to troop Went through the army, cheering up the soldiers."
"1 Fai.: Mistress, this is only spite: For you would not yesternight Kiss him in the cock-shut light."
"In the quiet cockshut after a heavy darg, a boonfellow likes to croodle with her fanger (or he with his bellibone) as they watch the sunset through the eyethurl."

Etymology

From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cockshoot

Usage

Inflected Forms

cockshuts (plural) cockshoot (alternative)

Phrases

cockshut time

Synonyms

crepusculum mirkning nightfall

Questions

What does cockshut mean?: A kind of net for catching woodcock.
Where does cockshut come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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