COT

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


Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

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

Etymology 3

Noun

cot (plural cots)

A small, crudely-formed boat.

Etymology 4

Noun

cot (plural cots)

A cover or sheath; a fingerstall.

Anagrams

• 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



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