Definitions for: Cot


[n] a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
[n] baby bed with high sides
[n] a sheath worn to protect a finger



Webster (1913) Definition: Cot (k?t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin
to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]
1. A small house; a cottage or hut.

The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith.

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

3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a
drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore
finger.

4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.

Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.


Cot (k?t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF.
coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress.
See Cot a cottage.]
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.]

Synonyms: camp bed, crib, fingerstall

See Also: baby bed, baby's bed, bed, leg, sheath

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