noun
1.
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
2.
British. a child's crib.
3.
a light bedstead.
4.
Nautical. a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.
Origin:
1625–35; < Hindi khāṭ < Prakrit khaṭṭā < Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
1625–35; < Hindi khāṭ < Prakrit khaṭṭā < Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
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cot1 (kɒt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars |
| 2. | a collapsible or portable bed |
| 3. | a light bedstead |
| 4. | nautical a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame |
| [C17: from Hindi khāt bedstead, from Sanskrit khátvā, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kattil bedstead] | |
| cot2 (kɒt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | literary, archaic or a small cottage |
| 2. | Also called: cote |
| a. a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc | |
| b. (in combination): dovecot | |
| 3. | another name for fingerstall |
| [Old English cot; related to Old Norse kot little hut, Middle Low German cot] | |
| cot3 (kɒt) | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| cotangent | |
| cot4 (kɒt) | |
| —vb , cots, cotting, cotted | |
| dialect (Midland English) to entangle or become entangled | |
| cote or cot1 (kəʊt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc |
| b. (in combination): dovecote | |
| 2. | dialect chiefly (Brit) a small cottage |
| [Old English cote; related to Low German Kote; see | |
| cot or cot1 | |
| —n | |
| [Old English cote; related to Low German Kote; see | |
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Word Origin & History
cot
"small bed," 1630s, from Hindi khat "couch, hammock," from Skt. khatva.
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Science Dictionary
| cot
Abbreviation of cotangent |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| cot cotangent |
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Example sentences
One of the conferees is ill and bedridden on a cot in the corner.
They followed her, lugging the carry-cot between them.
Since then he has worked all hours, sleeping in a cot in his office.
The shows were late, so the band provided a cot backstage so she could sleep between sets.
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