cotter
cotter1 definition
cot·ter (kät′ər)
noun
a cottager; specif.,
- Scot. a tenant farmer
- Irish a cottier
Etymology: ME < OFr cotier < cote, cottage < OE cot (or MDu kote), cot
Also sp. cottar cot′·tar
cotter2 definition
cot·ter (kät′ər)
noun
- a bolt or wedge put through a slot to hold together parts of machinery
- cotter pin
Etymology: ME coter < ?
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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