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1cot

noun \ˈkät\

Definition of COT

1
:  a small house
2
:  cover, sheath; especially :  stall 4
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Origin of COT

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse kot small hut
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with COT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

2cot

noun

Definition of COT

1
:  a small usually collapsible bed often of fabric stretched on a frame
2
British :  crib 2b

Origin of COT

Hindi & Urdu khāṭ bedstead, from Sanskrit khaṭvā, perhaps of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil kaṭṭil bedstead
First Known Use: 1634

Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

3cot

abbreviation

Definition of COT

cotangent
COT Defined for Kids

cot

noun \ˈkät\

Definition of COT for Kids

:  a narrow bed often made to fold up

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cot
  2. cot bed
  3. bell cot
  4. camp cot
  5. carry-cot
  6. chopper cot
  7. pipe berth
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