cot

¹ American  

[kot] / kɒt /

noun

1. a small house; cottage; hut.

2. a small place of shelter.

3. a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.

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cot ² American  

abbreviation

Trigonometry.

1. cotangent.

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cot ³ American  

[kot] / kɒt /

noun

1. a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.

2. British. a child's crib.

3. a light bedstead.

4. Nautical. a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.

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cot ¹ British  

/ kɒt /

verb

1. dialect to entangle or become entangled

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cot ² British  

/ kɒt /

noun

1. literary a small cottage

2. Also called: cote. 

   1. a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc

   2. ( in combination )

      dovecot

3. another name for fingerstall

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cot ³ British  

/ kɒt /

abbreviation

1. cotangent

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cot ⁴ British  

/ kɒt /

noun

1. a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars

2. a collapsible or portable bed

3. a light bedstead

4. nautical a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame

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cot Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of cotangent

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Etymology

Origin of cot¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English cot (neuter; cote ¹ ); cognate with Old Norse kot hut; akin to cubby, cove ¹

Origin of cot¹

1625–35; < Hindi khāṭ < Prakrit khaṭṭā < Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead

Example Sentences

Melissa Ashcroft said her size 36M breasts made parts of her life difficult, distressing and painful – leaving her sometimes unable to even lift her newborn daughter out of her cot.

From BBC

As debate swirled on social media, the baby Jesus, represented by his fabric head, disappeared from the Christmas cot on Saturday, prompting the authorities to replace the son of God and tighten security.

From Barron's

Keira still has a cot next to her bed and another in the living room, with framed photos of Zammi on the walls, along with baby clothes and nappies.

From BBC

Madame Babushkinov was furious to discover that their “hotel” was really a barracks, a single large hall with cots all in a row, and a washing-up room they would have to share.

From Literature

Penelope forgot her worries and laughed out loud at what she saw inside: four freshly made-up cots, lined up in a row.

From Literature

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