单词 | cot |
释义 | cot 1. n.   1. Brit. a small bed with high sides, esp. for a baby or very young child.   2. a hospital bed.   3. US a small folding bed.   4. Ind. a light bedstead.   5. Naut. a kind of swinging bed hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers. Phrases and idioms cot-case a person too ill to leave his or her bed. cot-death the unexplained death of a baby while sleeping. Etymology: Anglo-Ind., f. Hindi khat bedstead, hammock 2. n. & v. --n   1. a small shelter; a cote (bell-cot; sheep-cot).   2. poet. a cottage. --vtr. (cotted, cotting) put (sheep) in a cot. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, rel. to COTE 3. abbr. Math. cotangent. |
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