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n. - A small bed that folds up for storage or transport; Baby bed with high sides made of slats; A sheath worn to protect a finger.

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  • She walks into the nursery and insists that the baby in the cot is not Florence.
  • Also known as cot death, SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexpe ...
  • I knew then that the man standing by my cot was the famous Sir Arthur.
  • Montgomery, there is a little shepherd's cot, that is commonly called Twt
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  • She got up from her "cot" (a narrow, light bed), put on her "coat" (an outer garment), and went out to the "cote" (a shelter for animals or birds).
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