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Webster 1913 Edition
Cocket
Cock′et
,Noun.
1.
(Eng. Law)
A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly entered and have paid duty.
2.
An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.
[Eng.]
3.
A measure for bread.
[Obs.]
Blount.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cocket
COCKET
,Adj.
COCKET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cocket
cocket
English
Noun
cocket (plural cockets)
- (Britain, obsolete) a document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
- (Britain, obsolete) An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.
- (obsolete) A measure for bread.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Blount to this entry?)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
French coquet (“coquettish”).
Adjective
cocket (comparative more cocket, superlative most cocket)