cotter

ˈkɑtər

Definition

Definition of cotter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mechanical

TECH.

pin or wedge used to hold parts together

TECH.

The cotter secured the wheel to the axle.

wedge

historical farmer

Dated

tenant farmer in Scotland or Ireland

Dated

The cotter worked a small plot of land for subsistence.

farmer

tenant

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pin or wedge used to hold parts together

Expressions with cotter

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cotter pin

split pin with ends bent back to secure

The cotter pin was used to secure the wheel.

gib and cotter

mechanical device for securing or adjusting parts

The engineer used a gib and cotter to secure the beam.

Origin of cotter

Middle English, cotter (peasant)

Terms with cotter included in their meaning

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castellated nut

mechanical fastener

nut with notches or slots at one end for a cotter pin

Examples of cotter in a sentence

He replaced the old cotter with a new one.
The cotter's life was hard and laborious.
The cotter paid rent to the landowner.

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French:goupille, cottier, ...
German:Splint, Pächter, ...
Italian:cuneo, affittuario, ...
Spanish:pasador, colono, ...
Portuguese:cavilha, arrendatário, ...
Chinese:开口销, 佃农, ...
Japanese:割りピン, 小作農, ...
Arabic:دَبُّوس تَثْبِيت, مزارع مستأجر, ...
Hebrew:פִּין, אִכָּר, ...
Russian:коттер, арендатор, ...
Ukrainian:шплінт, орендар, ...
Hindi:कॉट्टर, किसान, ...
Bengali:কটার, কৃষক, ...
Catalan:passador, arrendatari, ...
Czech:závlačka, pachtýř, ...
Danish:splint, fæstebonde, ...
Dutch:splitpen, pachter, ...
Greek:σφήνα, αγρότης, ...
Hungarian:csap, kisbérlő paraszt, ...
Khmer:ស្នៀត, កសិករជួលដីធ្វើស្រែនៅស្កុតឡង់ ឬអៀរឡង់, ...
Korean:코터, 소작농, ...
Persian:میخ, کشاورز اجاره‌نشین, ...
Polish:kołek, dzierżawca, ...
Portuguese (BR):cavilha, arrendatário, ...
Romanian:pană, arendaș, ...
Swedish:splint, arrendator, ...
Thai:หมุดยึด, ชาวนาเช่า, ...
Turkish:pim, kiracı çiftçi, ...
Vietnamese:chốt, nông dân thuê, ...

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