Meanings
cott1
nouncott (plural cotts)
plural cotts
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of cot (“simple bed”).
[…] where did sit the King in state, at the upper end of such a Place as before was taken notice of, on a Cott, or Bed, strewed with a Quilt.
1698, John Fryer, A new account of East-India and Persia, page 18
Cott2
proper nounCott (countable and uncountable, plural Cotts)
plural Cotts
- countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
- countableuncountableA small suburb of Dartington, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7861).
- countableuncountableA hamlet by Weisdale Voe, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3749)
Origin
From the Old English personal name Cotta.
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