cots

Noun (1)

cot (plural cots)

1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
   • There was a flickering of lanterns about the camp that night, and a rumor that brought men out of their cots to the tent doors, a paddling of the naked feet of doolie-bearers and the rush of a galloping horse.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “Only A Subaltern”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 153

   Synonyms:

   camp bed

2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

   Synonyms:

   crib

3. (historical) A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.

Noun (2)

cot (plural cots)

1. (archaic) A cottage or small homestead.
   • the sheltered cot, the cultivated farm1770, [Oliver] Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, a Poem, London: […] W[illiam] Griffin, […], →OCLC
2. A pen, coop, or similar shelter for small domestic animals, such as sheep or pigeons.

   Synonyms:

   cote

Noun (3)

cot (plural cots)

1. A small, crudely-formed boat.

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