cotter

cot·ter  (ktr)

n.

1. A bolt, wedge, key, or pin inserted through a slot in order to hold parts together.

2. A cotter pin.

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[Origin unknown.]

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cotter¹ Machinery

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any part, such as a pin, wedge, key, etc., that is used to secure two other parts so that relative motion between them is prevented

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) short for cotter pin

vb

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to secure (two parts) with a cotter

[shortened from cotterel, of unknown origin]

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cotter²

n

1. (Historical Terms) Also called cottier English history a villein in late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman times occupying a cottage and land in return for labour

2. (Historical Terms) Also called cottar a peasant occupying a cottage and land in the Scottish Highlands under the same tenure as an Irish cottier See also cottier [2] cottager [1]

[from Medieval Latin cotārius, from Middle English cote cot²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cotter - a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands cottar bucolic, peasant, provincial - a country person
	2.	cotter - a medieval English villein cottier helot, serf, villein - (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
	3.	cotter - fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together cottar cotter pin - a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Translations

cotter [ˈkɒtəʳ] N → chaveta f

cotter (pin)

n → Splint m

cotter [ˈkɒtəʳ] n (Tech) cotter pin → copiglia

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cotter [ˈkɒtəʳ] n (Tech) cotter pin → copiglia