Cote has two meanings: a shelter for animals (noun) or to pass by someone or something (verb). The noun meaning comes from Old English 'cote' (cottage), while the verb meaning is of uncertain origin.
Cote tiene dos significados: un refugio para animales (sustantivo) o pasar de largo a alguien o algo (verbo). El significado de sustantivo proviene del inglés antiguo 'cote' (cabaña), mientras que el del verbo es de origen incierto.
| Front | cote \koht\ |
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| Back | noun A shelter for animals. verb tr. To pass by. [For noun: From Old English cote (cottage). For verb: Of uncertain origin.] "The doves in the cote above flutter, as always, and settle down again." Brian Jackson; Streaming; Routledge; 2012. "We coted them on the way and hither are they coming to offer you service." William Shakespeare; Hamlet; 1603. |
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