cocket

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UK/ˈkɒkɪt/

noun

A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.

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Meanings

cocket1

nouncocket (plural cockets)

plural cockets

  1. UKobsoleteA document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
  2. UKobsoleteAn office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.

cocket2

adjectivecocket (comparative more cocket, superlative most cocket)

comparative more cocket · superlative most cocket

  1. obsoletepert; saucy

    Let her legs be small, but not us'd to sprawl, / Her tongue not too loud nor cocket;

    1608, Thomas Heywood, The Rape of Lucrece, act 3, scene 1

    Synonyms: cheeky

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepert; saucy

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Origin

cocket · noun

  1. Latinquo quietus
  2. Middle Englishcoket
  3. Englishcocket

From Middle English coket, possibly from Latin quo quietus.

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cocket · adjective

  1. Frenchcoquet“coquettish”
  2. Englishcocket

From French coquet (“coquettish”).

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APA

cocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocket

MLA

“cocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocket.

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