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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cot \Cot\ (k?t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf {Coat}.] 1. A small house; a cottage or hut. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith. 2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote. 3. A cover or sheath; as a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger. 4. [Cf. Ir cot.] A small rudely-formed boat. {Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cot \Cot\ (k?t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf OF coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL cottum, cottus, mattress. See {Cot} a cottage.] A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written also {cott}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cot n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: {fingerstall}] 2: child's bed with high sides [syn: {crib}] 3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn: {camp bed}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: COT Central Office Terminal
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