cockshut
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cockshut
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From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).
noun cockshuts · cockshoot
- 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.
Similar: crepusculum, mirkning, nightfall
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noun
Similar: crepusculum, mirkning, nightfall
Talk about this word "cockshut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cockshut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cockshut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cockshut "cockshut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cockshut.Cite this
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title = {cockshut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockshut},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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