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cotter
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t. To fasten with a cotter. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See Coterie, and cf. Cotter.] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also cottar and cotter.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See Cot.] A cottager; a cottier. --Burns. [1913 Webster] Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. --Whittier. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.
1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for
fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is
driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.
Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly
called a key.
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2. A toggle.
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