a small house; a cottage or hut.-a pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.-a cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.-a small, rudely-formed boat.-a sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed.