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cot

noun
🔊/kɒt/
🔊/kɑːt/
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English crib)
    a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child（有围栏的）幼儿床
    • a travel cot (= one that can be moved around easily, used when travelling)旅行幼儿床
    see also carrycotTopics Life stagesc1
  2. (North American English)
    (British English camp bed)
    a light narrow bed that you can fold up and carry easily折叠床；行军床
    Topics Holidaysc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally Anglo-Indian, denoting a light bedstead): from Hindi khāṭ ‘bedstead, hammock’.