cot
1[ kot ]
/ kɒt /
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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.
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Origin of cot
11625–35; <Hindi khāṭ<Prakrit khaṭṭā<Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
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Other definitions for cot (2 of 3)
cot2
[ 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)
cot1
/ (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)
cot2
/ (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)
cot3
/ (kɒt) /
abbreviation for
cotangent
British Dictionary definitions for cot (4 of 4)
cot4
/ (kɒt) /
verb cots, cotting or cotted
Midland English dialect to entangle or become entangled
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Scientific definitions for cot
cot
Abbreviation of cotangent
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