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cot1

Syllabification: (cot)
Pronunciation: /kät/
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Definition of cot

noun

  • North American a camp bed, particularly a portable, collapsible one.
  • a plain narrow bed.
  • British a baby’s crib.

Origin:

mid 17th century (originally Anglo-Indian, denoting a light bedstead): from Hindi khāṭ 'bedstead, hammock'

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