'Cotter' definitions:

Definition of 'cotter'

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

Definition of 'Cotter'

From: GCIDE
  • Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cotter'

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 'Cotter'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 cotter is commonly called a key. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A toggle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'cotter'

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]

Cotter, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 code :
15490
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
36.274772 N, 92.528336 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
72626
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Cotter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 :
16725
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.292202 N, 91.467217 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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