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.]
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.
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