Cote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cote is a noun meaning A cottage or hut.
Meaning
A cottage or hut.
More Meanings
- A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
- Obsolete form of quote.
- (obsolete) To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before.
Example Sentences
A dog cotes a hare.
We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming.
…strength to pull down a bull—swiftness to cote an antelope.
Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, / In hurdled cotes.
Word Forms
- cotes
- coting
- coted
Synonyms for cote
Depending on context, synonyms include shed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cott, cot, seaboard, coastline, coast, coastal.
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