cotter
1. a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands • Syn: cottar • Hypernyms: peasant, provincial, bucolic 2. a medieval English villein • Syn: cottier • Hypernyms: serf, helot, villein 3. fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together • Syn: cottar • Hypernyms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing • Hyponyms: cotter pin
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