A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights. Henry the Eight had built . . . a cockpit. Macaulay.
The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace. Brande & C.
That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.
In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.
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