- cotter
- cotter 1640s, perhaps a shortened form of cotterel, a dialectal word for "cotter pin or bolt, bracket to hang a pot over a fire" (1560s), itself of uncertain origin.
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Cotter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bill Cotter (* 1943), irischer Politiker Brian Cotter, Baron Cotter (* 1938), englischer Politiker Edward Cotter (1902–1972), irischer Politiker Eliza Taylor Cotter (* 1989), australische Schauspielerin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cotter — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cotter es un apellido de origen irlandés y puede hacer referencia a: Personas Eliza Taylor Cotter (1989), actriz australiana. Lugares Cotter, en el estado de Arkansas, Estados Unidos. Cotter, en Iowa, Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Cotter — Cotter, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 921 Housing Units (2000): 501 Land area (2000): 2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cotter, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 921 Housing Units (2000): 501 Land area (2000): 2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.465371 sq. miles (6.385282 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cotter, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 48 Housing Units (2000): 19 Land area (2000): 0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.233849 sq. miles (0.605666 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cotter — Cot ter, Cottar Cot tar (k?t t?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See {Cot}.] A cottager; a cottier. Burns. [1913 Webster] Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotter — Cot ter (k[o^]t t[ e]r), n. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotter — Cot ter, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotter — cotter1 [kät′ər] n. [ME < OFr cotier < cote, cottage < OE cot (or MDu kote), COT2] a cottager; specif., a) Scot. a tenant farmer b) Irish a cottier: Also sp. cottar cotter2 [kät′ər] n … English World dictionary
Cotter — For other uses, see Cotter (disambiguation). UK cotter from a bicycle crank … Wikipedia
