cote
1a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
British Dialect. a cottage; small house.
Origin of cote
1Other definitions for cote (2 of 3)
to pass by; outstrip; surpass.
Origin of cote
2Other definitions for côte (3 of 3)
a slope or hillside with vineyards.
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How to use cote in a sentence
Hundreds of bees are whizzing circles around the Cotes as they stack honeycombs on the trolley.
H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on his Head; a brave, a very handsome man, in a beautiful dress.
On the left the bifurcation of Mont-sous-les-Cotes is passed.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918 | AnonymousPigeons were still the curse of the farmer, and their cotes were called dens of thieves.
A Short History of English Agriculture | W. H. R. Curtler"I am a rude fork," he jerked to Desiree over his shoulder in the dialect of the Cotes du Nord.
Barlasch of the Guard | H. S. Merriman
The whole farm is alive with them, and the sight of the colony whirling in mid-air above their cotes is one not readily forgotten.
British Dictionary definitions for cote (1 of 2)
cot
/ (kəʊt) /
a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
(in combination): dovecote
dialect, mainly British a small cottage
Origin of cote
1British Dictionary definitions for cote (2 of 2)
/ (kəʊt) /
(tr) archaic to pass by, outstrip, or surpass
Origin of cote
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