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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius cottarius coterius See {Cot}.] A cottager; a cottier. --Burns. Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. --Whittier. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n. 1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a {key}. 2. A toggle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See {Coterie}, and cf {Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also {cottar} and {cotter}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cotter n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: {cottar}] 2: a medieval English villein [syn: {cottier}] 3: a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: {cottar}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Cotter, AR (city, FIPS 15490) Location: 36.28249 N, 92.52023 W Population (1990): 867 (434 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72626 Cotter, IA (city, FIPS 16725) Location: 41.29259 N, 91.47047 W Population (1990): 53 (22 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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