Cot — Defs

01 n. A small house; a cottage or hut.

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. See also finger cot. See: finger cot
4.
A small, rudely-formed boat.

Phrases & compounds

Bell cot — See under Bell.

02 n. A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed.

1.
A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed.