COOTS

Noun

coots

plural of coot

Anagrams

• Cotos, SCOOT, Scoto-, coost, costo-, scoot, scoto-, tocos

Source: Wiktionary


COOT

Coot, n. Etym: [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short, bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau ro dock. Cf. Cut.]

1. (Zoöl.) (a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is F. atra (see under bald); the American is F. Americana. (b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (Edemia are called coots. See Scoter. "As simple as a coot." Halliwell.

2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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