cot
noun/kɒt/
/kɑːt/
- (British English) (North American English crib)a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child
- a travel cot (= one that can be moved around easily, used when travelling)
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- (North American English) (British English camp bed)a light narrow bed that you can fold up and carry easilyTopics Holidaysc2
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally Anglo-Indian, denoting a light bedstead): from Hindi khāṭ ‘bedstead, hammock’.
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