cockloft

[ kok-lawft, -loft ]

/ ˈkɒkˌlɔft, -ˌlɒft /

a small loft or attic above the highest finished ceiling of a building.

a completely enclosed space between rafters and a suspended ceiling.

Origin of cockloft

First recorded in 1580–90; cock¹ + loft

The alley hugged itself in the joyful sensation that it had a miser and his hoard in the cockloft.

The Battle with the Slum |Jacob A. Riis.
It seemed to 182 him that he had spent hours there in the cockloft, whereas perhaps thirty minutes had elapsed.

The Law of Hemlock Mountain |Hugh Lundsford
In a single-room cabin there usually is a cockloft, reached by a ladder, for storage, and maybe a bunk or two.

Our Southern Highlanders |Horace Kephart
"We are going down to Cockloft Hall," explained Mr. Whitney.

A Little Girl of Long Ago |Amanda Millie Douglas

"It is an attractive programme, and I am a little tired of this cockloft," answered Bruslart.

The Light That Lures |Percy Brebner

cockloft

/ (ˈkɒkˌlɒft) /

a small loft, garret, or attic