cottier
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cottier
C14: from Old French cotier; see cote 1 , coterie
Example Sentences
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He takes the cream and leaves the skimmed milk for the cottier, and having done all there is to do of the kind he chooses, he is off to some other money-making industry.
From Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement by Smith, George
The wife of the cottier with smiles assented to all that was said as to the neatness and comfort of the place.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
The farmer puts in the crop for the manure, the cottier paying the farmer's rent—5s. to 10s. a rood, or whatever it may be.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
Poor Maurice, whose heart could never stand the slightest wrong done the humblest cottier on his land, how will he bear up now?
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
This is the system which now exists, yet the great landholders I have consulted describe it as the result which will be brought about by giving the fee-simple of holdings to cottier tenants.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.
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