cote
1 of 2noun
ˈkōt 
ˈkät
ˈkät 1
dialectal, England : cot entry 1 sense 1
2
: a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeons
cote
2 of 2verb
ˈkōt
coted; coting; cotes
transitive verb
obsolete
: to pass by
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut, shelter for domestic animals, as a pen or coop," going back to Old English, feminine weak noun, "dwelling of a rural laborer," going back to Germanic *kutōn- (whence also Middle Dutch cote "hut, pen for animals," Middle Low German kote, kotte, kate), by-form of *kuta- — more at cot entry 1
Verb
probably from Middle French cotoyer
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1555, in the meaning defined above
cotes
noun
as in dovecotes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dovecotes
- sheepfolds
- henhouses
- kraals
- folds
- stockades
- dovecots
- pigpens
- runs
- cages
- pens
- pounds
- kennels
- coops
- corrals
- fences
- aquariums
- hutches
- terraria
- live-boxes
- terrariums
- aquaria