Etymology

cotter

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Today it means: A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together. Full definition →

Middle English cotter ← Old English cot
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cotter · noun, verb1

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cotter · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromcot
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcotter
  3. English todaycotter

From Middle English cotter, cotere, kottere, koter, cotier, equivalent to cot (“cottage”) + -er, from Old English cot. Compare Old French coter, cotier.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcot all →

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