Cotter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɒtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cotter is a noun meaning (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
Meaning
(mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
More Meanings
- (informal) A cotter pin.
- (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.
- (historical) A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
Example Sentences
The chains are secured to each end of the cast-iron arches by cotters.
The toil-worn Cotter frae his labour goes,— / This night his weekly moil is at an end,— / Collects his spades, his mattocks, and his hoes, […]
She found Esco by the barn. He was trying to cotter a cart-wheel with a peg he had whittled from a locust branch, driving it in with a hand sledge
Word Forms
- cotters
- cottering
- cottered
- cottar
Synonyms for cotter
Depending on context, synonyms include cottager, cottar, cottier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cottar, cottier, lock, detent, tab, ring.
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