COCK-LOFT, subs. (old). — The head. [A COCK-LOFT is properly a small loft, garret, or apartment at the top of a house …] An old proverb runs, ‘All his gear is in his COCK-LOFT’; i.e., ‘all his wealth, work, or worth is in his head.’
– Historical Dictionary of Slang
Veda Taylor
February 11, 2013 at 9:57 am
Interesting. It’ll be fun to use that one in a sentence this week.