Word Direct Answers

What does "cot" mean?

Cot: A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.
  2. 3.Etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
  3. 4.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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