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cosy along, cosy up, cosyntropin, cosyra, così fan tutte, cot, cot case, cot death, cotabato, cotan, cotangent
Definition for cot (2 of 3)
cot
1[ kot ]
/ kɒt /
noun
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
British. a child's crib.
a light bedstead.
Nautical. a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.
Origin of cot
11625–35; < Hindi khāṭ < Prakrit khaṭṭā < Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
Definition for cot (3 of 3)
cot
2[ kot ]
/ kɒt /
noun
a small house; cottage; hut.
a small place of shelter.
a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.
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British Dictionary definitions for cot (1 of 4)
cot
1/ (kɒt) /
noun
a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars
a collapsible or portable bed
a light bedstead
nautical a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame
Word Origin for cot
C17: from Hindi khāt bedstead, from Sanskrit khátvā, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kattil bedstead
British Dictionary definitions for cot (2 of 4)
cot
2/ (kɒt) /
noun
literary, or archaic a small cottage
Also called: cote
- a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination)dovecot
another name for fingerstall
Word Origin for cot
Old English cot; related to Old Norse kot little hut, Middle Low German cot
British Dictionary definitions for cot (3 of 4)
cot
3/ (kɒt) /
abbreviation for
cotangent
British Dictionary definitions for cot (4 of 4)
cot
4/ (kɒt) /
verb cots, cotting or cotted
Midland English dialect to entangle or become entangled
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Science definitions for cot
cot
Abbreviation of cotangent
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