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cotton to

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cotton to
vb (intr, preposition) US and Canadian informal
1. to become friendly with
2. to approve of
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? cotton to
vi +prep obj (US inf) plan, suggestion → gut finden


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When my father started for himself, there were many men in Manchester who were willing to labor in this way, but they had no factory to work in, no machinery to work with, and no raw cotton to work on, simply because all this indispensable plant, and the materials for producing a fresh supply of it, had been appropriated by earlier comers.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
"Decent, respectable Scotchwomen who keep inns," interposed Geoffrey, "don't cotton to young ladies who are traveling alone.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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