cotter

Noun
Synonyms: cottarcottier

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a peasant farmer in the Scottish HighlandsSynonyms: cottar
  2. a medieval English villeinSynonyms: cottier
  3. fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces togetherSynonyms: cottar
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster]
Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See Cot.] A cottager; a cottier. --Burns. [1913 Webster]

Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. --Whittier. [1913 Webster]

Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), 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.

Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key. [1913 Webster]

2.A toggle. [1913 Webster]

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