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cock⋅loft

  [kok-lawft, -loft]
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–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; cock 1 + loft
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cock·loft   (kŏk'lôft', -lŏft')   
n.  A small loft, garret, or attic.

[Probably from its use as a roosting place.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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