Cot

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]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}.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]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.
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              The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith.
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     2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals,
        as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
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     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. See also {finger cot}.
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     4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.
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     {Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cot
       n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: {fingerstall}]
       2: baby bed with high sides [syn: {crib}]
       3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn: {camp
          bed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "cot":
     Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, bassinet, bed-davenport, berth,
     blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet,
     cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed,
     double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster,
     hammock, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest,
     lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth,
     poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed,
     single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed,
     truckle bed, trundle bed
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  COT
       Central Office Terminal