cote
(noun) a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cote
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cote is the 1,681st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,446 individuals. Cote is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.
• Ceto, OTEC, ecto-
cote (plural cotes)
A cottage or hut.
A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
• shed
cote (third-person singular simple present cotes, present participle coting, simple past and past participle coted)
(obsolete) To quote.
cote (third-person singular simple present cotes, present participle coting, simple past and past participle coted)
To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before.
• Ceto, OTEC, ecto-
Source: Wiktionary
Cote (kt), n. Etym: [See 1st Cot.]
1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]
2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves. Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, In hurdled cotes. Milton.
Cote, v. t. Etym: [Prob. from F. c sode, OF. costet, LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. c to go or keep at the side of. See Coast.]
Definition: To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] Drayton. We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak.
Cote, v. t. Etym: [See Quote.]
Definition: To quote. [Obs.] Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
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