Meanings
nouncottar (plural cottars)
plural cottars
- ScotlandalternativeAlternative form of cotter (“peasant inhabiting a cottage”).
Here, then, we have a description which, with the exception of what relates to the reciprocal services, would be applicable to the modern cottar where he is not an unlicensed squatter
1885, Lord Colin Campbell, The Crofter in History
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
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cottar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottar
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“cottar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottar.
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