coath

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UK/kəʊθ/US/koʊθ/

noun

Sickness; disease; pestilence.

OriginMiddle English cothe ← Old English coþu ← Proto-Germanic *kuþō →
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Meanings

nouncoath (countable and uncountable, plural coaths)

plural coaths · alternative cothe

  1. UKcountabledialectaluncountableSickness; disease; pestilence.
  2. UKcountabledialectaluncountableAn attack of illness, such as swooning, pangs of childbirth, etc.
  3. UKcountabledialectaluncountableA disease affecting sheep or cattle.
verbcoath (third-person singular simple present coaths, present participle coathing, simple past and past participle coathed)

present singular third person coaths · participle present coathing · participle past coathed · past coathed · alternative cothe

  1. intransitiveTo faint.
  2. transitiveTo give (sheep, cattle) the coe or rot.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diseaseill-beingsicknesstrouble

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kuþō
  2. Old Englishcoþu“disease, sickness, pestilence”
  3. Middle Englishcothe
  4. Englishcoath

From Middle English cothe, from Old English coþu (“disease, sickness, pestilence”), from Proto-Germanic *kuþō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with coath

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

coath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coath

MLA

“coath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coath.

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