A wooden bed-frame suspended from the beams of a ship for the officers, between decks. It is inclosed in canvas, sewed in the form of a chest, about 6 feet long, 1 foot deep, and 2 or 3 feet wide, in which the mattress is laid.
·noun A small, rudely-formed boat. II. Cot ·noun A small house; a cottage or hut. III. Cot ·noun A...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose