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• cote
  cote

  noun

  a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
• côte
  côte

  noun

  a slope or hillside with vineyards.

cote

¹ American  

[koht] / koʊt /

noun

1. a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.

2. British Dialect. a cottage; small house.

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cote ² American  

[koht] / koʊt /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.

coted, coting

1. to pass by; outstrip; surpass.

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côte ³ American  

[koht] / koʊt /

noun

French.

plural

côtes

1. a slope or hillside with vineyards.

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cote ¹ British  

/ kəʊt /

noun

1. 1. a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc

   2. ( in combination )

      dovecote

2. dialect a small cottage

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cote ² British  

/ kəʊt /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to pass by, outstrip, or surpass

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Etymology

Origin of cote¹

before 1050; Middle English, Old English cote (feminine; cf. cot ²)

Origin of cote²

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

On the exterior, about the only indication of any religious function was a small bell cote at the parapet.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2016

Froome, who crashed on stage six, struggled on the final day and was dropped by Contador on the category 1 climb up to cote de Montagny.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2014

The Irishman also had a cote of 100 pigeons in his dormitory.

From Time Magazine Archive

And one day he announces grandly: "In Old Castile I own a pigeon cote which if it were not in ruins would hold 200 pigeons if I had pigeons."

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the green higher hills to the south, the evening fog rolled like herds of sheep coming to cote in the golden city.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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