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cocket¹

  • /ˈkɒkɪt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English coket, possibly from Latin quo quietus.

noun cockets

  1. UK, obsolete A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
  2. UK, obsolete An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.

cocket²

  • /ˈkɒkɪt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkɪt

Where it comes from

From French coquet (“coquettish”).

adjective more cocket · most cocket

  1. obsolete pert; saucy Let her legs be small, but not us'd to sprawl, / Her tongue not too loud nor cocket;

    Similar: cheeky

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MLA

"cocket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cocket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cocket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cocket

Chicago

"cocket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cocket.

BibTeX
@misc{cocket_2026,
  title = {cocket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cocket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}