cot, camp bed
(noun) a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
crib, cot
(noun) baby bed with high sides made of slats
fingerstall, cot
(noun) a sheath worn to protect a finger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cot (plural cots)
(Canada, US) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
Synonym: camp bed
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
Synonym: crib
(nautical, historical) A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.
cot (plural cots)
(archaic) A cottage or small homestead.
A pen, coop, or similar shelter for small domestic animals, such as sheep or pigeons.
Synonym: cote
cot (plural cots)
A small, crudely-formed boat.
cot (plural cots)
A cover or sheath; a fingerstall.
• CTO, OCT, OTC, Oct, Oct., TCO, TOC, oct, oct-
Source: Wiktionary
Cot (kt), n. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.]
Definition: A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
Cot (kt), n. Etym: [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See Cot a cottage.]
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
