Definition of COCKSHUT

cockshut

Plural: cockshuts

Noun

  • The close of day; twilight.
  • A kind of net for catching woodcock.
  • Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.

Examples

  • They played Words With Friends from dawn until cockshut, utterly engrossed.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cockshoot or a compound of cock (noun) + shut (verb).

Scrabble Score: 19

cockshut: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cockshut: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cockshut: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

cockshut: valid Words With Friends Word