cot·ter /ˈkɑtɚ/
住小屋的人;農場雇工;佃農
Cot·ter, Cot·tar n. A cottager; a cottier.
Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
Good morrow to the cotter. --Whittier.
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Cot·ter 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.
2. A toggle.
Cot·ter, v. t. To fasten with a cotter.
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Cot·ti·er n. 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.]
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cotter
n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: cottar]
2: a medieval English villein [syn: cottier]
3: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a
slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: cottar]