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cockloft

cockloft

9.9
A small room under the roof used for storage or sleeping
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : desván
  • The servants once slept in the cockloft above the main hall.

Examples

  • They converted the narrow cockloft into a cozy reading nook under the eaves.

  • The old manor's cockloft was cluttered with dusty trunks and forgotten relics.

  • The old house had a dusty cockloft filled with forgotten treasures.

  • Cockloft spaces can be quite charming.

  • The old house had a cozy cockloft that was perfect for storing holiday decorations.

  • During the renovation, they discovered a hidden cockloft filled with interesting antiques.

  • The children loved playing hide-and-seek in the cockloft above their parents' bedroom.

Synonyms

garret
vscockloft
8 8.9

A small room under the roof where people store things or live

presents that area as a compact attic like space rather than a general room

Surface Forms

cockloft singular
cocklofts plural

Morphology

cockloft = cock + loft (opaque) = cock + loft

The term 'cockloft' does not transparently convey its meaning from 'cock' and 'loft', as the connection to a small loft under a roof is not immediately clear.

Etymology

Cockloft comes from the parts cock and loft, where cock makes you think of a rooster that likes to sit up high and loft means 'an upper room'. So a cockloft is a small, tucked-away space under the roof, like the place a bird might perch, which explains why the word means a tiny loft or garret today.