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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cot
    n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall,
         cot]
    2: baby bed with high sides made of slats [syn: crib, cot]
    3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn:
       cot, camp bed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage;
   akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. Coat.]
   1. A small house; a cottage or hut.
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            The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith.
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   2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals,
      as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
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   3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a
      drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore
      finger. See also finger cot.
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   4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.
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   Bell cot. (Arch.) See under Bell.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF.
   coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress.
   See Cot a cottage.]
   A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a
   piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written
   also cott.]
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4. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)

COT
       Central Office Terminal

Thesaurus Results for Cot:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, bassinet, bed-davenport, berth, blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet, cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed, double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster, hammock, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest, lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth, poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed, single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed, truckle bed, trundle bed

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