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COTTER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together

Synonyms:

cottar; cotter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cotter" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cotter"):

cotter pin (a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A medieval English villein

Synonyms:

cotter; cottier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cotter" is a kind of...):

helot; serf; villein ((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands

Synonyms:

cottar; cotter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cotter" is a kind of...):

bucolic; peasant; provincial (a country person)

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