| 单词 | cotter |
| 释义 | cotter1[ kot-er ] / ˈkɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cotter ON THESAURUS.COM nouna pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together. cotter pin. verb (used with object)to secure with a cotter. Origin of cotter11300–50; Middle English coter; akin to late Middle English coterell iron bracket; of uncertain origin Words nearby cottercottage roll, cottage tulip, cottage window, cottaging, Cottbus, cotter, cotter pin, cotter slot, Cotte's operation, Cottian Alps, cottid Definition for cotter (2 of 2)cotter2 [ kot-er ] / ˈkɒt ər / nounScot. a person occupying a plot of land and cottage, paid for in services. cottager (def. 2). Origin of cotter21175–1225; Middle English cotere<Anglo-French cot(i)er;see cot2, -er2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cotterBritish Dictionary definitions for cotter (1 of 2)cotter1 / (ˈkɒtə) machinery / nounany part, such as a pin, wedge, key, etc, that is used to secure two other parts so that relative motion between them is prevented short for cotter pin verb(tr) to secure (two parts) with a cotter Word Origin for cotterC14: shortened from cotterel, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for cotter (2 of 2)cotter2 / (ˈkɒtə) / nounAlso called: cottier English history a villein in late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman times occupying a cottage and land in return for labour Also called: cottar a peasant occupying a cottage and land in the Scottish Highlands under the same tenure as an Irish cottier See also cottier (def. 2), cottager (def. 1) Word Origin for cotterC14: from Medieval Latin cotārius, from Middle English cote cot ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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