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cosset definition

cos·set (käs′it)

noun

a pet lamb or any small pet

Etymology: < ? OE cot-sæta, cot dweller; similar in sense to It casiccio (< casa, house), pet lamb

transitive verb

to make a pet of; fondle; pamper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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