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Pronunciation : Cot"ter, Cot"tar (kt"tr)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See Cot.]
Definition : Defn: A cottager; a cottier. Burns. Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cot"ter (kt"tr)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.

Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.

2. A toggle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cot"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To fasten with a cotter.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913