ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cothouse

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cothouse is a noun meaning (Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.

Meaning

(Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.

Example Sentences

He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree. Moreover, he was of gentle kin, and she was a poor lass biding in a cot house with an ill-reputed mother.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cote, cottier, cotter, cottar, cost, crowdie.

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