| 单词 | a person's cockloft is unfurnished |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa person's cockloft is unfurnished (also empty) 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. < as lemmas |
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