cottier
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cottier
C14: from Old French cotier; see cote 1 , coterie
Example Sentences
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The miserable Catholic cottier was, of course, in a similar case, though relatively his hardship was less, since his condition, being the lowest possible in all circumstances, could scarcely be worse.
From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine
On the opposite bank sit in dreary solitude a starving cottier and his family.
From English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. by Everitt, Graham
All the rest are Catholics, 14 of these being cottier tenants.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry
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
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
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