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Cot

Cot Meaning & Definition
Cot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cot?

[n] a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
[n] baby bed with high sides
[n] a sheath worn to protect a finger

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cot: camp bed | crib | fingerstall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cot: bassinet | bed-davenport | berth | blockhouse | box | bungalow | bunk | bunk bed | cabin | camp bed | chalet | Colonial bed | cote | cottage | cradle | crib | day bed | door bed | double bed | double bunk | duplex bed | feather bed | fold-away bed | four-poster | hammock | Hollywood bed | hospital bed | king-size bed | lodge | log cabin | love nest | lower berth | pallet | panel bed | pied-a-terre | pipe berth | poster bed | quarter berth | queen-size bed | roll-away bed | single bed | snuggery | sofa-bed | tester bed | three-quarter bed | truckle bed | trundle bed

See Also | baby bed | baby's bed | bed | leg | sheath

Cot In Webster's Dictionary

\Cot\ (k?t), n. [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. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat. {Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}.
\Cot\ (k?t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See {Cot} a cottage.] 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}.]

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