COTE

cote

(noun) a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Cote

A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

• Ceto, OTEC, ecto-

Etymology 1

Noun

cote (plural cotes)

A cottage or hut.

A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.

Synonyms

• shed

Etymology 2

Verb

cote (third-person singular simple present cotes, present participle coting, simple past and past participle coted)

(obsolete) To quote.

Etymology 3

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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