Cotter

8 definitions found

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

  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}.
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     2. A toggle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t.
     To fasten with a cotter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

  Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius,
     cottarius, coterius. See {Cot}.]
     A cottager; a cottier. --Burns.
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           Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
           Good morrow to the cotter.               --Whittier.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cotter
       n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: {cottar}]
       2: a medieval English villein [syn: {cottier}]
       3: fastener consisting of 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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cotter, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    921
     Housing Units (2000): 501
     Land area (2000):     2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            15490
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             36.274772 N, 92.528336 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     72626
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cotter, AR
      Cotter
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cotter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    48
     Housing Units (2000): 19
     Land area (2000):     0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            16725
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.292202 N, 91.467217 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cotter, IA
      Cotter