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cockshut.

A kind of net for catching woodcock.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A kind of net for catching woodcock.

    countable · obsolete
  2. Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).

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