[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cot \cot\ ko^t, n. as. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. of.
   coite, f. couette e. quilt, ll. cottum, cottus, mattress.
   see cot a cottage.
   a sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a
   piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. written
   also cott.
   1913 webster
see also:
cot cott 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cot \cot\ ko^t, n. oe. cot, cote, as. cot, cote, cottage;
   akin to d.  icel. kot, g. koth, kot, kothe. cf. coat.
   1. a small house; a cottage or hut.
      1913 webster

            the sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   2. a pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals,
      as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
      1913 webster

   3. a cover or sheath; as, a roller cot the clothing of a
      drawing roller in a spinning frame; a cot for a sore
      finger. see also finger cot.
      1913 webster

   4. cf. ir. cot. a small, rudely-formed boat.
      1913 webster

   bell cot. arch. see under bell.
      1913 webster
see also:
coat finger cot bell cot bell 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cot
     n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger syn: fingerstall
     2: baby bed with high sides syn: crib
     3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport syn: camp
        bed
see also:
fingerstall crib camp bed 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

47 moby thesaurus words for "cot":
   colonial bed, hollywood bed, bassinet, bed-davenport, berth,
   blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet,
   cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed,
   double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster,
   hammock, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest,
   lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth,
   poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed,
   single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed,
   truckle bed, trundle bed

[5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

cot
     central office terminal
     
     

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