Cottar
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of cotter (“peasant inhabiting a cottage”). Scotland, alt-of, alternative
"Here, then, we have a description which, with the exception of what relates to the reciprocal services, would be applicable to the modern cottar where he is not an unlicensed squatter"
- 2 fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together wordnet
- 3 a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands wordnet
Example
More examples"Here, then, we have a description which, with the exception of what relates to the reciprocal services, would be applicable to the modern cottar where he is not an unlicensed squatter"