cotter
Aussprachen (2)
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/kɒtə/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kɑtɚ/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- General-American
Substantiv
A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
- Beispiele
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The chains are secured to each end of the cast-iron arches by cotters.
A cotter pin.
Gebrauch- informell
Verb
To fasten with a cotter.
Gebrauch- transitiv
- Beispiele
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She found Esco by the barn. He was trying to cotter a cart-wheel with a peg he had whittled from a locust branch, driving it in with a hand sledge
Substantiv
A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
Gebrauch- historisch
- Synonyme
- coscetcottager
- Beispiele
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The toil-worn Cotter frae his labour goes,— / This night his weekly moil is at an end,— / Collects his spades, his mattocks, and his hoes, […]
Substantiv
a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
- Synonyme
- Oberbegriffe
a medieval English villein
- Synonyme
fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
- Synonyme
Wortformen
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