Cotter
11Cotter — For other uses, see Cotter (disambiguation). UK cotter from a bicycle crank …
12Cotter — This is an interesting example of an Old English status name, here from the Middle English word cotter , a technical term of the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant, a villein who hold a cottage by labour service rather than by paying rent.… …
13cotter — Cottier Cot ti*er ( t[i^]*[ e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See {Coterie}, and cf. {Cotter}.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord s farm.… …
14cotter — cotter1 /kot euhr/, Mach. n. 1. a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together. 2. See cotter pin. v.t. 3. to secure with a cotter. [1300 50; ME coter; akin to late ME coterell iron… …
15cotter — noun a) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together. b) Erroneously, sometimes used of a cotter pin. See Also: cotter pin …
16cotter — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 14th century 1. a wedge shaped or tapered piece used to fasten together parts of a structure 2. cotter pin • cottered adjective • cotterless adjective …
17cotter — cot•ter [[t]ˈkɒt ər[/t]] n. 1) mac a pin, wedge, or the like inserted into an opening to secure something or hold parts together 2) mac cotter pin • Etymology: 1300–50; ME coter; akin to late ME coterell iron bracket; of uncert. orig …
18cotter — /ˈkɒtə / (say kotuh) noun 1. a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening in order to secure something or hold parts together. 2. → cotter pin. {origin uncertain} …
19cotter — A tapered pin or wedge which is inserted into holes in two parts to secure them. Older bicycles used a cotter to secure the crank arm to the crank spindle. Also see cottered crank …
20cotter — a linch pin, a pin to fasten the wheel on the axle tree. N. Cotter the Windows ; i. e. fasten them by an iron pin, which goes through an iron bolt on the inside. Leic …
