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English Dictionary: Cot by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cot
n
  1. a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall, cot]
  2. baby bed with high sides made of slats
    Synonym(s): crib, cot
  3. a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
    Synonym(s): cot, camp bed
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}.]
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