English Dictionary: cot/ | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for cot/ | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cot \Cot\ (k?t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. {Coat}.] 1. A small house; a cottage or hut. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith. 2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote. 3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger. 4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat. {Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cot \Cot\ (k?t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See {Cot} a cottage.] A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written also {cott}.] |