Cottar

3 definitions found

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]:

  cottar
       n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: {cotter}]
       2: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a
          slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: {cotter}]