"cockloft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cocklofts [plural]
Etymology: From cock + loft. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cock|loft}} cock + loft Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockloft (plural cocklofts)
  1. A small attic or garret. Categories (topical): Rooms Translations (small attic or garret): мансарда (mansarda) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-cockloft-en-noun-5Yqyf7WU Disambiguation of Rooms: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'small attic or garret': 99 1
  2. A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space. Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-cockloft-en-noun-vYh4P8zc Disambiguation of Rooms: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cock loft, cockleloft

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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