Definitions for: Cote

[n] a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

Webster (1913) Definition: Cote (k[=o]t), n. [See 1st Cot.]
1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]

2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals,
as for sheep or doves.

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve,
In hurdled cotes. --Milton.

Cote, v. t. [Prob. from F. c[^o]t['e] side, OF. costet,
LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F.
c[^o]toyer to go or keep at the side of. See Coast.]
To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get
before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] --Drayton.

We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming.
--Shak.

Cote, v. t. [See Quote.]
To quote. [Obs.] --Udall.

See Also: shelter

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