单词 | cot-house |
释义 | cot-housecote-housen. Scottish and dialect. 1. A small cottage; spec. in Scotland, the house of a cottar.Although usually spelt cot-, the actual word in the south of Scotland is cote-, pronounced the same as coat, with the long o that has arisen from original short o in an open syllable, as in Old English cŏ-te, Middle English cō-te. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > small house > small ( and humble) house cotc893 cotlif1001 cotea1034 cratchc1325 shiel1338 cottagec1405 cot-housec1550 cell1577 shiel-house1804 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 76 Na scottis man suld duel in ane house that vas loftit bot rather in ane litil cot house. a1699 M. Shields in J. Howie Faithful Contendings Displayed (1780) 198 Among the Cott-houses of Scotland. ?1795 H. Macneill Scotland's Scaith 16 Twice a week to Maggie's cot-house, Swith! by post the papers fled. 1858 M. Oliphant Laird of Norlaw I. 258 ‘That I couldna make a cothouse in Kirkbride..look like hame to my own bairns?’ 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Cot-house, the most usual name for a cottage; the latter is hardly ever heard among those who live in one. 2. A slight shelter; a shed, outhouse, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun] > types of skilling1389 haghouse1400 hovel1435 back shed1535 cot-house1606 boorachc1660 linhay1695 spring house1755 woodshed1764 cookhouse1802 tool-house1817 shed1855 drive shed1869 1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London iii. sig. D3v Creeping into the Beadles Cothouse (which standes betweene his legges, that are lapt rounde about with peeces of Rugge..). 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 423 Londoners..laugh at strong walled cities, as cotte houses for women [L. muliercularum habitacula]. 1871 J. R. Wise New Forest Gloss. Cot-house, an outhouse, shed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1550 |
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