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Cockup vs Lockup - What's the difference?

cockup | lockup |

As nouns the difference between cockup and lockup

is that cockup is an alternative spelling of lang=en while lockup is a jail, prison.

cockup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front.
  • A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer ); the begti.
    • (Webster 1913)

    lockup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A jail, prison.
  • :He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
  • (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage
  • :Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.

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