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Cot (kŏt), 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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Cot (kŏt), 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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