'Cottar' definitions:

Definition of 'cottar'

(from WordNet)
noun
A peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands [syn: cotter, cottar]
noun
Fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: cotter, cottar]

Definition of 'Cottar'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'cottar'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [Written also cottar and cotter.] [1913 Webster]