cockshut
cockshut noun: a kind of net for catching woodcock.
Noun
cockshut (countable and uncountable, plural cockshuts)
- A kind of net for catching woodcock.
- Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
- 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.1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third', act 5, scene 3 - 1 Fai.: Mistress, this is only spite:
For you would not yesternight
Kiss him in the cock-shut light.1603, Ben Jonson, The Satyr; republished in The Works of Ben Jonson, volume 6, London: For G. and W. Nicol, et al, 1816, page 473
- Sir Richard Ratcliff: Thomas the Earl of Surrey, and himself,
Synonyms of cockshut
Forms of cockshut
| plural | cockshuts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cockshoot |
Origin of cockshut
From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).
Words formed from cockshut
Questions about cockshut
- What does cockshut mean?
- Cockshut means a kind of net for catching woodcock.
- What part of speech is cockshut?
- Cockshut is a noun.
- What is the plural of cockshut?
- The plural of cockshut is cockshuts.
Words near cockshut in the dictionary
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