cot

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}]
    

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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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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COT
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47 Moby Thesaurus words for "cot":
      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