US /kɑt/ UK /kɒt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small, simple bed, or (British) a child's crib

    They unfolded a camp cot for the unexpected guest.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a small, simple bed, or... cribbedbunkcradle

Etymology

From Hindi 'khat' ('bedstead, couch'), from Sanskrit 'khatva', brought into English through Anglo-Indian usage in the 17th century.

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