| 释义 |
ˈcock-light dial.
[f. cock n.1 + light.]
a. Morning dawn, cock-crowing.
b. Evening twilight, the time when cocks go to roost.
1612Two Noble Kinsmen iv. i, I must lose my maiden⁓head by cock-light. 1746Exmoor Scolding i. (E.D.S.) 36 He'll meet tha in the Vuzzy-park Coander by Cockleert, or avore. 1855Whitby Gloss., Cocklight, the dawn of day, cock-crowing. ‘We are out o' bed by cock leet, and work till sundown.’ 1888Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk., Cock-light, evening twilight. |