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    Cotter, Cottar  (k?tˈt?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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   Cotter (kŏtˈtẽr), 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. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.
   
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   2. A toggle.
   
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   Cotter, v. t. To fasten with a cotter.
   
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   Cottier (-tĭ‑ẽr), 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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