cotter
pronunciation
How to pronounce cotter in British English:
UK ['kɒtə]
How to pronounce cotter in American English:
US ['kɒtə]
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- Noun:
- a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands
- a medieval English villein
- fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
Word Origin
- cotter (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Bicycles -- chain adjusters and crank cotter pins .
- 2. Chain adjusters and crank cotter pins for bicycles .
- 3. Holland cotter , an art critic for the times , won the pulitzer prize for criticism in 2009 .
- 4. Finnerty 's attorney , bill cotter , said , " we 're surprised that anybody got indicted , quite frankly . "
- 5. Lubricating oil remove clevis pin and cotter pin on the rod coupling , then remove upper rod .