Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cot

1. n. 1 Brit. a small bed with high sides, esp. for a baby or very young child. 2 a hospital bed. 3 US a small folding bed. 4 Ind. a light bedstead. 5 Naut. a kind of swinging bed hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers. Phrases and idioms cot-case a person too ill to leave his or her bed. cot-death the unexplained death of a baby while sleeping. Etymology: Anglo-Ind., f. Hindi khat bedstead, hammock 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a small shelter; a cote (bell-cot; sheep-cot). 2 poet. a cottage. --v.tr. (cotted, cotting) put (sheep) in a cot. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, rel. to COTE 3. abbr. Math. cotangent.