cockloft

 [kok-lawft, -loft]  

cock·loft

   [kok-lawft, -loft]
noun Older Use.
1.
a small loft or attic above the highest finished ceiling of a building.
2.
a completely enclosed space between rafters and a suspended ceiling.
Origin:
1580–90; cock1 + loft
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cockloft (ˈkɒkˌlɒft)
 
—n
a small loft, garret, or attic

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