cockloftn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒklɒft/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkˌlɔft/,

/ˈkɑkˌlɑft/

Forms:

α. 1500s cockelofte, 1500s–1600s cocklofte, 1500s– cockloft, 1600s cockeloft, 1700s coxloft; English regional (south-west midlands and south-western) 1800s cocklaff, 1800s cocklaft, 1800s cocklart, 1800s cocklawt.

β. 1600s cockleloft.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: coploft n.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of coploft n., by folk-etymological association with cock n.¹, as if originally a place in the rafters where cockerels roosted; compare hen-loft at hen n.¹ Compounds 1b.The origin of the form cockleloft is unclear; it is attested only in the works of Anthony Wood (compare quot. 1646 at sense 1a).

a. A small upper loft; a small room or apartment directly under the ridge of a roof, usually accessed by a ladder.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > upper room or loft

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roostOE

loftc1385

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soleret1851

overhead1949

dormer room1951

c1580 tr. Bugbears i. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 98 310 They gate in by lowe & so in to the cockelofte ouer my old masters head.

1646 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 129 His chamber, which was a cockleloft over the common gate of that college.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 117. ⁋13 You sometimes quit the garret, and ascend into the cock-loft.

1865 Sat. Rev. 8 July 48/1 The notion of a prince having to climb into a cockloft approaches the tragic.

1916 ‘R. Dehan’ Earth to Earth 195 A certain dusty cockloft under the roof-tree of Number Five received and concealed the bulky products of Jenny's talent.

2018 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 28 The blaze began in the cockloft of a six-story apartment building.

†b. figurative and in figurative contexts, esp. as the type of a high secluded place. Obsolete.

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1637 H. Sydenham Serm. Solemne Occasions i. 44 Soule, and Minde, and Spirit;..a house of three roomes or stories, in the lower roome is Anima, in the middle Mens, above both, Spiritus, as the Cock-loft or upper Region of the Soule.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. iv. xxix. 167 Cuphophron has been so mewed up in his Philosophical and Metaphysical Cock-loft.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. v. ix. 43 Unnestle the Angels from their Cockloft.

1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxii. 42 The right..of every man to view the past from his own cock-loft.

1899 C. Bell tr. H. de Balzac Marriage Settlement in E. Marriage & J. Rudd tr. H. de Balzac Jealousies of Country Town, Thirteen, & Other Stories 323 I have never soiled my feet in that cave of commentary, that cockloft of gabble called the Law Schools.

2. colloquial. A person's mind or head. Originally only in phrases indicating a person’s empty-headedness or stupidity, as a person's cockloft is unfurnished (also empty). Later (archaic and English regional) also used more generally. Cf. garret n.¹ 3a.

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1646 T. Fuller Andronicus vi. xix. sig. L5 Often the Cock-loft is empty, in those which Nature hath built many stories high.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Westm. 236 Oftimes such who are built four stories high are observed to have little in their cock-loft.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Prol. sig. A2 Sot is an old word, that signifies a Dunce, Dullard,..Wittal, or Noddy, one without Guts in his Brains, whose Cockloft is unfurnish'd, and in short, a Fool.

1874 E. Waugh Jannock ix. 92 His cock-loft's in a scrowe.

1929 M. Fuller Her Son xxx. 233 When you smile like that you have your ears to thank that you don't lose your cockloft.

2001 B. Metzger Painted Lady x. 75 He must indeed be crazed in the cockloft not to find the lush and lovely viscountess attractive.

Compounds

General use as a modifier, as in cockloft fire, cockloft ladder, cockloft window, etc.

ΚΠ

?1826 W. Hall Vindic. Chorley Spinners 6 The overlooker seized me and threatened to fling me out of a cockloft window six stories high!

1860 Once a Week 7 Jan. 31/2 A kind of cockloft door in the den suddenly opened.

1918 N. Duncan Battles Royal down North ii. v. 144 The little Cuffs tumbled down the cock-loft ladder, David to light the fire and Mary in agitated haste to make the stranger's breakfast.

2003 A. L. Avillo Fireground Strategies: Scenarios Workbk. ix. 260 For this cockloft fire, ladder companies must get to both the roof and the top floor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cockloft
释义	cockloftn. Brit. /ˈkɒklɒft/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌlɔft/, /ˈkɑkˌlɑft/ Forms: α. 1500s cockelofte, 1500s–1600s cocklofte, 1500s– cockloft, 1600s cockeloft, 1700s coxloft; English regional (south-west midlands and south-western) 1800s cocklaff, 1800s cocklaft, 1800s cocklart, 1800s cocklawt. β. 1600s cockleloft. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: coploft n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of coploft n., by folk-etymological association with cock n.¹, as if originally a place in the rafters where cockerels roosted; compare hen-loft at hen n.¹ Compounds 1b.The origin of the form cockleloft is unclear; it is attested only in the works of Anthony Wood (compare quot. 1646 at sense 1a). 1. a. A small upper loft; a small room or apartment directly under the ridge of a roof, usually accessed by a ladder. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > upper room or loft sollarc897 roostOE loftc1385 cellara1400 roofc1405 garret1483 solier1483 hall of stage1485 coploft1571 cockloftc1580 tallet1586 cotloft1642 chamber1644 kitchen loft1648 vance-roof1655 sky-parlour1777 attic1818 soleret1851 overhead1949 dormer room1951 c1580 tr. Bugbears i. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 98 310 They gate in by lowe & so in to the cockelofte ouer my old masters head. 1646 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 129 His chamber, which was a cockleloft over the common gate of that college. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 117. ⁋13 You sometimes quit the garret, and ascend into the cock-loft. 1865 Sat. Rev. 8 July 48/1 The notion of a prince having to climb into a cockloft approaches the tragic. 1916 ‘R. Dehan’ Earth to Earth 195 A certain dusty cockloft under the roof-tree of Number Five received and concealed the bulky products of Jenny's talent. 2018 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 28 The blaze began in the cockloft of a six-story apartment building. †b. figurative and in figurative contexts, esp. as the type of a high secluded place. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1637 H. Sydenham Serm. Solemne Occasions i. 44 Soule, and Minde, and Spirit;..a house of three roomes or stories, in the lower roome is Anima, in the middle Mens, above both, Spiritus, as the Cock-loft or upper Region of the Soule. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. iv. xxix. 167 Cuphophron has been so mewed up in his Philosophical and Metaphysical Cock-loft. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. v. ix. 43 Unnestle the Angels from their Cockloft. 1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxii. 42 The right..of every man to view the past from his own cock-loft. 1899 C. Bell tr. H. de Balzac Marriage Settlement in E. Marriage & J. Rudd tr. H. de Balzac Jealousies of Country Town, Thirteen, & Other Stories 323 I have never soiled my feet in that cave of commentary, that cockloft of gabble called the Law Schools. 2. colloquial. A person's mind or head. Originally only in phrases indicating a person’s empty-headedness or stupidity, as a person's cockloft is unfurnished (also empty). Later (archaic and English regional) also used more generally. Cf. garret n.¹ 3a. ΚΠ 1646 T. Fuller Andronicus vi. xix. sig. L5 Often the Cock-loft is empty, in those which Nature hath built many stories high. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Westm. 236 Oftimes such who are built four stories high are observed to have little in their cock-loft. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Prol. sig. A2 Sot is an old word, that signifies a Dunce, Dullard,..Wittal, or Noddy, one without Guts in his Brains, whose Cockloft is unfurnish'd, and in short, a Fool. 1874 E. Waugh Jannock ix. 92 His cock-loft's in a scrowe. 1929 M. Fuller Her Son xxx. 233 When you smile like that you have your ears to thank that you don't lose your cockloft. 2001 B. Metzger Painted Lady x. 75 He must indeed be crazed in the cockloft not to find the lush and lovely viscountess attractive. Compounds General use as a modifier, as in cockloft fire, cockloft ladder, cockloft window, etc. ΚΠ ?1826 W. Hall Vindic. Chorley Spinners 6 The overlooker seized me and threatened to fling me out of a cockloft window six stories high! 1860 Once a Week 7 Jan. 31/2 A kind of cockloft door in the den suddenly opened. 1918 N. Duncan Battles Royal down North ii. v. 144 The little Cuffs tumbled down the cock-loft ladder, David to light the fire and Mary in agitated haste to make the stranger's breakfast. 2003 A. L. Avillo Fireground Strategies: Scenarios Workbk. ix. 260 For this cockloft fire, ladder companies must get to both the roof and the top floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1580
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