Meanings
nouncothouse (plural cothouses)
plural cothouses · alternative cote-house · alternative cot-house
- ScotlandA small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.
He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree. Moreover, he was of gentle kin, and she was a poor lass biding in a cot house with an ill-reputed mother.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
Origin
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cothouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cothouse
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“cothouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cothouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cothouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cothouse.
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