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Webster 1913 Edition
Cockpit
Cock′pitˊ
(kŏk′pĭt)
, Noun.
1.
A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
Henry the Eighth had built . . . a
cockpit
. Macaulay.
2.
The Privy Council room at Westminster; – so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.
Brande & C.
3.
(Naut.)
(a)
That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.
(b)
In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cockpit
COCKPIT
,Noun.
1.
A pit or area, where game cocks fight.2.
In ships of war, a room or apartment, in which the wounded men are dressed; situated near the after-hatchway, under the lower gun-deck. The fore-cockpit is a place leading to the magazine passage and the store room of the boatswain, gunner and carpenter.