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As a noun, cot means a simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
Meanings of cot
10 meaningsnoun
CanadaUSA simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
UKAustraliaNew ZealandA bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
A pen, coop, or similar shelter for small domestic animals, such as sheep or pigeons.
A small, crudely-formed boat.
A cover or sheath; a fingerstall.
“a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame)”
“a cot for a sore finger”
A sheath worn to protect a finger
Similar: fingerstallA small bed that folds up for storage or transport
Similar: camp bed
Older and rare meanings (3)
nauticalhistoricalA wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.
archaicA cottage or small homestead.
obsoleteA man who does household work normally associated with women.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).