cot

Definitions

1. 1.A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
2. 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.
3. 3.Etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
4. 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.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote called?
• What is a cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger called?
• What is etym: [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat. Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell called?
• What is 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.] called?