Coot

·noun A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot.

II. Coot ·noun A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica.

III. Coot ·noun The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (/demia are called coots. ·see Scoter.

coot
n. common English birdname; theAustralian species is Fulica australis, Gould.See also Bald-Coot. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
coot
The name of a small water-fowl. It is often applied to a stupid person, as, "He is a poor coot." Mr....

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
coot
A water-fowl common on lakes and rivers (Fulica atra). The toes are long and not webbed, but bordere...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Sea coot
·- A scoter duck. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bald-coot
n. a bird-name, Porphyriomelanotus, Temm.; Blue, P. bellus, Gould. TheEuropean bald-coot is Fulica ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
purple coot
n. another name for the Swamp-Hen (q.v.). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris