(small cot)
1Cot — (k[o^]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. [1913 Webster] The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. A pen, coop, or …
2cot|tar — cot|ter1 «KOT uhr», noun. 1. a locking device consisting of a pin, key, wedge, or bolt, usually flat in section and tapered, inserted into a hole or through a slot to hold such things as small parts of machinery or wheels in place. 2. = cotter… …
3cot|ter — cot|ter1 «KOT uhr», noun. 1. a locking device consisting of a pin, key, wedge, or bolt, usually flat in section and tapered, inserted into a hole or through a slot to hold such things as small parts of machinery or wheels in place. 2. = cotter… …
4cot — There are two words with this spelling. The word meaning ‘a small bed for a child’ is Anglo Indian; cot death is a term dating from the 1970 is for the unexplained death of a baby while asleep (the AmE form is usually crib death). The (mainly… …
5cot — Ⅰ. cot [1] ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a small bed with high barred sides for a baby or very young child. ORIGIN Hindi, bedstead, hammock . Ⅱ. cot [2] ► NOUN 1) a small shelter for livestock …
6cot|tage — «KOT ihj», noun. 1. any small house. Farm workers and villagers often lived in cottages. 2. a small house in the country or suburbs. 3. a house at a summer resort. 4. a small, separate dwelling unit at a hospital, hotel, school, or other… …
7Cot side — Cot sides are raised sides fitted to a bed to stop the occupant from falling out of bed. They occur: In toddler beds; however in infant beds the sides are to prevent intentional, rather than accidental, exit. In hospitals where a patient cannot… …
8cot — cot1 [kät] n. [Anglo Ind < Hindi khāṭ < Sans kháṭvā] 1. a narrow, collapsible bed, as one made of canvas or plastic sheeting on a frame that can be folded up 2. Brit. a baby s crib cot2 [kät] n. [ME & OE, cottage, hut, lit., covered place;… …
9Cot-Town — COT TOWN, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Madoes, county of Perth; containing 62 inhabitants. It is one of the only two small hamlets in the parish: in its vicinity is a sandstone quarry …
10cot — [kɔt US ka:t] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Hindi; Origin: khat hammock, bed ] 1.) BrE a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child American Equivalent: crib 2.) AmE a ↑camp bed …
