cot
1. cot \'ka:t\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to ON kot small hut, L guttur throat] 1: a small house 2: COVER, SHEATH; esp : STALL 2. cot n [Hindi kha-t bedstead, fr. Skt khatsub-dot>va-, of Dr]avidian origin : a small often collapsible bed usu. of fabric stretched on a frame