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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
cotter
    n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands [syn: cotter,
         cottar]
    2: a medieval English villein [syn: cotter, cottier]
    3: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot
       to hold two other pieces together [syn: cotter, cottar]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t.
   To fasten with a cotter.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See
   Coterie, and cf. Cotter.]
   In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small
   cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly
   aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also
   cottar and cotter.]
   [1913 Webster]
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius,
   cottarius, coterius. See Cot.]
   A cottager; a cottier. --Burns.
   [1913 Webster]

         Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
         Good morrow to the cotter.               --Whittier.
   [1913 Webster]
5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.
   1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for
      fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is
      driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.

   Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly
         called a key.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. A toggle.
      [1913 Webster]
6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Cotter, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    921
   Housing Units (2000): 501
   Land area (2000):     2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            15490
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             36.274772 N, 92.528336 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     72626
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cotter, AR
    Cotter
7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Cotter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    48
   Housing Units (2000): 19
   Land area (2000):     0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16725
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             41.292202 N, 91.467217 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cotter, IA
    Cotter
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