cotter
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Is cotter a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.Examples: "The chains are secured to each end of the cast-iron arches by cotters."
2. (informal) A cotter pin.informal
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.Examples: "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"transitive
noun (English)
1. (historical) A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.Examples: "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, […]"Synonyms: coscet, cottagerhistorical
Definition source: Wiktionary