# cockshut

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A kind of net for catching woodcock.
2. Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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