cockshut
cockshut · cockshuts
Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the nightTwilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
(countable, obsolete)A kind of net for catching woodcock.
Origin
From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).
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Forms
plural: cockshutsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcockshut time
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable