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The definition of a cot is a narrow bed that can be folded up or some sort of small shelter.

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An example of a cot is a portable bed used for camping.

See cot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a narrow, collapsible bed, as one made of canvas or plastic sheeting on a frame that can be folded up
Brit. a baby's crib

Origin: Anglo-Ind < Hindi khāṭ < Sans kháṭvā

noun

Old Poet. a cottage; small house
a small shelter; cote
a covering or sheath, as for a hurt finger

Origin: ME & OE, cottage, hut, lit., covered place; akin to MDu kote, ON kot < IE base *geu-, to curve, bend > cod

Trigonometry cotangent

See cot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A narrow bed, especially one made of canvas on a collapsible frame.
Chiefly British A crib.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi khāṭ

Origin: , from Sanskrit khaṭvā

Origin: , from Tamil kaṭṭu, to bind, tie

Word History: People might assume that there is nothing particularly exotic about the history of the word cot. However, cot is a good example of how some words borrowed from other cultures become so firmly naturalized over time that they lose their émigré flavor. The British first encountered the object denoted by cot, a light frame strung with tapes or rope, in India, where their trading stations had been established as early as 1612. The word cot, first recorded in English in 1634, comes from khāṭ, the Hindi name for the contrivance. During subsequent years, cot has been used to denote other types of beds, including in British usage a crib.

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