First Known Use: before 12th century
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1cot
noun \ˈkät\
Definition of COT
1
: a small house
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Origin of COT
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse kot small hut
Other Architecture Terms
2cot
noun
Definition of COT
1
: a small usually collapsible bed often of fabric stretched on a frame
2
British : crib 2b
Origin of COT
Hindi & Urdu khāṭ bedstead, from Sanskrit khaṭvā, perhaps of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil kaṭṭil bedstead
First Known Use: 1634
3cot
abbreviation
Definition of COT
cotangent
COT[1] Defined for Kids
cot
noun \ˈkät\
Definition of COT for Kids
: a narrow bed often made to fold up
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