Associations to the word «Cotter»

COTTER, noun. (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.

COTTER, noun. (informal) a cotter pin.

COTTER, verb. (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.

COTTER, noun. A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.

COTTER PIN, noun. A split pin, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place

COTTER PINS, noun. Plural of cotter pin

COTTER, noun. A peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands.

COTTER, noun. A medieval English villein.

COTTER, noun. Fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together.