Pronunciation : Cot (kt)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]
Definition : 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.]
Defn: A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cot (kt)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See Cot a cottage.]
Definition : Defn: 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