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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cot•ter1 /ˈkɑtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mechanical Engineeringa pin or wedge inserted into an opening to secure something.
- Mechanical EngineeringAlso, ˈcot•ter ˌpin. a pin having a split end that is spread after being pushed through a hole to prevent it from working loose.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cot•ter1 (kot′ər),USA pronunciation [Mach.]n. - Mechanical Engineeringa pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Mechanical EngineeringSee cotter pin.
v.t. - Mechanical Engineeringto secure with a cotter.
- 1300–50; Middle English coter; akin to late Middle English coterell iron bracket; of uncertain origin, originally
- Scottish Termsa person occupying a plot of land and cottage, paid for in services.
- cottager (def. 2).
- Anglo-French cot(i)er; see cot2, -er2
- Middle English cotere 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cotter /ˈkɒtə/ n - any part, such as a pin, wedge, key, etc, that is used to secure two other parts so that relative motion between them is prevented
- short for cotter pin
Etymology: 14th Century: shortened from cotterel, of unknown origin cotter /ˈkɒtə/ n
Also called: cottier a villein in late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman times occupying a cottage and land in return for labour- Also called: cottar a peasant occupying a cottage and land in the Scottish Highlands under the same tenure as an Irish cottier
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin cotārius, from Middle English cote cot² |