cote

noun

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\ ˈkōt

, ˈkät

Definition of cote

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 dialectal, England : cot entry 1 sense 1

2 : a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeons

cote

verb

\ ˈkōt

coted; coting; cotes

Definition of cote (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

obsolete

: to pass by

History and Etymology for cote

Noun

Middle English, "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut, shelter for domestic animals, as a pen or coop," going back to Old English, feminine weak noun, "dwelling of a rural laborer," going back to Germanic *kutōn- (whence also Middle Dutch cote "hut, pen for animals," Middle Low German kote, kotte, kate), by-form of *kuta- — more at cot entry 1

Verb

probably from Middle French cotoyer