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Cote Cote (k[=o]t), n. [See 1st Cot.] 1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves. [1913 Webster]

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, In hurdled cotes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Cote Cote, v. t. [Prob. from F. c[^o]t[ e] side, OF. costet, LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. c[^o]toyer to go or keep at the side of. See Coast.] To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Cote Cote, v. t. [See Quote.] To quote. [Obs.] --Udall. [1913 Webster] ||

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