cosset
[ kos-it ]
/ ˈkɒs ɪt /
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verb (used with object)
noun
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
any pet.
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Origin of cosset
First recorded in 1570–80; Middle English; derivative verb use of the noun cosset “a lamb raised as a pet”; of uncertain etymology, but possibly Middle English cot-sēte “cottage dweller, cottager,” from Old English cot-sǣta
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British Dictionary definitions for cosset
cosset
/ (ˈkɒsɪt) /
verb -sets, -seting or -seted (tr)
to pamper; coddle; pet
noun
any pet animal, esp a lamb
Word Origin for cosset
C16: of unknown origin
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