cot
Meaning
- A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
- A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
- A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.
Synonyms
folding bed
cattle-shed
sleeping-place
cow-house
maisonnette
place to sleep
protective covering
small bed
baby’s bed
bed-stead
small bed-stead
ctg
child's bed
camp-bed
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɒt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi खाट (khāṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (khaṭṭā), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bedstead”).
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