Cotter
['kɒtə] or ['kɑtɚ]
Definition
(noun.) fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together.
(noun.) a medieval English villein.
(noun.) a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Cottar
(n.) 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. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.
(n.) A toggle.
(v. t.) To fasten with a cotter.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cottager.
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Definition
n. a pin or wedge for fastening and tightening.
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Examples
- Three were the oval Mill bomb type, serrated, heavy iron with a spring level held down in position by a cotter pin with pulling rig attached. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan held the graypainted grenade in his hand, trying the bend of the cotter pin with his thumbnail. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Further back in the hut the cotters whispered, Mrs. Yeobright is dead. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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