cote noun¹. [kǝʊt]
[Old English cote corresp. to Low German kote, from Germanic base rel. to that of COT noun¹.]
1. A cottage, a cot. Now dial. OE.

2. A light building or enclosure for sheltering or confining animals or for storing something; spec. a sheepfold. Now usu. in comb., as dovecote, sheep-cote. LME.

Comb.:
cote-house Scot. & dial. = cot-house s.v. COT noun¹.

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cote noun². [kǝʊt] Now rare or obsolete. L16.
[from COTE verb¹.]
The action (of a dog) of making a hare alter course by 'coting' another dog.

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cote verb¹ trans. [kǝʊt] Now rare or obsolete. M16.
[Perh. from Old French coster proceed by the side of, follow closely, from coste side from Latin COSTA noun¹.]
1. Of either of two dogs in coursing: pass (the other dog) at an angle so as to cause the hare etc. to alter course. M16.

2. transf. & fig. Pass by; exceed, surpass. M16.

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cote verb² trans. [kǝʊt] M17.
[from COTE noun¹.]
Put (an animal) in a cote.

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