cote

1 of 2

noun

ˈkōt  ˈkät 

1

dialectal, England : cot entry 1 sense 1

2

: a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeons

cote

2 of 2

verb

ˈkōt 

coted; coting; cotes

transitive verb

obsolete

: to pass by

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut, shelter for domestic animals, as a pen or coop," going back to Old English, feminine weak noun, "dwelling of a rural laborer," going back to Germanic *kutōn- (whence also Middle Dutch cote "hut, pen for animals," Middle Low German kote, kotte, kate), by-form of *kuta- — more at cot entry 1

Verb

probably from Middle French cotoyer

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1555, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cote

noun

ˈkōt,

ˈkät

: a shed or coop for small domestic animals (as pigeons)