coteful
coteful noun: a number sufficient to fill a cote.
Noun
coteful (plural cotefuls)
- A number sufficient to fill a cote.
- Seven honest good fellows were respectfully afraid of one rogue ; and the rogue was perfectly aware of the fact, and treated them accordingly ; much as a hawk would treat a coteful of pigeons, if he found it convenient to pass the night among them.1895, Henry Kingsley, The Hillyars and the Burtons: A Story of Two Families, pages 59-60
- […] there were old gaunt trees, and some five-barred gates, and crooked chimneys, and a coteful of doves, that gave the place a certain rural charm, even in mid-winter.1959, Dudley Barker, Private Company, page 84
Forms of coteful
| plural | cotefuls |
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Origin of coteful
From cote + -ful.
Questions about coteful
- What does coteful mean?
- Coteful means a number sufficient to fill a cote.
- What part of speech is coteful?
- Coteful is a noun.
- What is the plural of coteful?
- The plural of coteful is cotefuls.
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