COTTAR

cotter, cottar

(noun) fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together

cotter, cottar

(noun) a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cottar (plural cottars)

(Scotland) Alternative form of cotter (peasant inhabiting a cottage)

Anagrams

• tactor

Source: Wiktionary


Cot"ter, Cot"tar (kt"tr), n. Etym: [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See Cot.]

Definition: A cottager; a cottier. Burns. Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”


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