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Definitions for cockshut
ˈkɒkˌʃʌtcock·shut
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cockshutnoun
The close of the evening, at which time poultry go to roost.
Etymology: from cock and shut.
Surrey and himself,
Much about cockshut time, from troop to troop,
Went through the army. William Shakespeare, Richard III.
Wikipedia
cockshut
In fowl hunting, a cockshoot, also called cockshut or cock-road, was a broad glade, an opening in a forest, through which woodcock might shoot. During the day, woodcocks remain out of sight, unless disturbed; but at night, they take flight in search of water. Flying generally low, they will follow along any openings in the woods. Hunters would place nets across the glade to catch any such birds.If such broad glades did not exist, hunters would cut roads through woods, thickets, groves, etc. They usually made these roads about 40 ft (12 m) wide, perfectly straight and clear; and to two opposite trees, they tied a net, which had a stone fastened to each corner. Then, having a place to lie hidden, at a proper distance, a stake was placed nearby, to which was fastened the lines of the net. When they perceived the game flying up the road, they unwound the lines from the stake; the stones would then pull down the netting, catching the birds.Various dictionaries erroneously applied the term cockshoot to the net itself, and claimed that the proper spelling was cockshut, believing that the word referred to something which shut in the birds. From this came the phrases cockshut time or light, referring to evening twilight, or nightfall, when woodcocks are likely to fly in the open. This alternate spelling is now more prevalent than the original, though usually occurring as in the previously-mentioned phrase, or as a surname, than as a reference to the original, obsolete hunting practice.
Webster Dictionary
Cockshutnoun
a kind of net to catch woodcock
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cockshut in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cockshut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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