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cotter 音标拼音: [k'ɑtɚ] n. 住小屋的人;农场雇工;佃农 住小屋的人;农场雇工;佃农 cotter n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands [ synonym: { cotter}, { cottar}] 2: a medieval English villein [ synonym: { cotter}, { cottier}] 3: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [ synonym: { cotter}, { cottar}] Cotter \ Cot" ter\, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. [ 1913 Webster]
Cottier \ Cot" ti* er\ (- t[ i^]*[~ e] r), n. [ OF. cotier. See { Coterie}, and cf. { Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord' s farm. [ Written also { cottar} and { cotter}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Cotter \ Cot" ter\, Cottar \ Cot" tar\ ( k? t" t? r), n. [ LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See { Cot}.] A cottager; a cottier. -- Burns. [ 1913 Webster] Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. -- Whittier. [ 1913 Webster]
Cotter \ Cot" ter\ ( k[ o^] t" t[~ e] r), n. 1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge- shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts. Note: [ See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a { key}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A toggle. [ 1913 Webster]
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