cotter
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒtə(r)
Etymology 1
Noun
cotter (plural cotters)
- (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
- (informal) A cotter pin.
Usage notes
The terms cotter and cotter pin are sometimes used interchangeably, although they have different functions. For a more detailed explanation see Wikipedia articles on cotter pin, cotter (pin), and split pin.
Related terms
Translations
pin to hold parts together
cotter pin
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Verb
cotter (third-person singular simple present cotters, present participle cottering, simple past and past participle cottered)
- (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.
Etymology 2
Equivalent to cot (“cottage”) + -er, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English cot.
Alternative forms
Noun
cotter (plural cotters)
- (historical) A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
- 1786, Robert Burns, The Cotter's Saturday Night:
- 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
Translations
peasant
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