Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kok-shuht]
- /ˈkɒkˌʃʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kok-shuht]
- /ˈkɒkˌʃʌt/
Definitions of cockshut word
- noun cockshut dusk 3
- noun cockshut evening twilight 3
- noun cockshut the close of the day; evening; twilight. 1
- noun cockshut (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A kind of net for catching woodcock. 0
- noun cockshut (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Twilight, when woodcock would be caught. 0
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Origin of cockshut
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; cock1 + shut
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Parts of speech for Cockshut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cockshut popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cockshut usage trend in Literature
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