Cockshoot
cliff or slope · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a slope or ridge where cocks (perhaps gamecocks) were kept or displayed. 'Cockshoot' could mean a place for shooting cocks or a place where cocks crowed.
Word origins
- Cock
- Old EnglishCock (male bird), possibly referring to gamecocks.(from cocc "cock")
- Shoot
- Old EnglishA place for shooting, or a place where something grows or is displayed.(from scēot "shooting, slope")