noun a small, rudely-formed boat.
2. cot ·noun a small house; a cottage or hut.
3. cot ·noun a pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
4. cot ·noun a sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed.
5. cot ·noun a cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.