[syn: cot, camp bed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]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.
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]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.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cot
n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall,
cot]
2: baby bed with high sides made of slats [syn: crib, cot]
3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn:
cot, camp bed]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "cot":
Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, bassinet, bed-davenport, berth,
blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet,
cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed,
double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster,
hammock, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest,
lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth,
poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed,
single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed,
truckle bed, trundle bed
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
COT
Central Office Terminal