I. ˈkütē noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of Scots coodie, diminutive of cood tub, from Scottish Gaelic cùdainn large tub, probably from Old Norse kūtr cask; akin to Old Norse kot cottage — more at cot
Scotland : a wooden bowl or vessel
II. adjective
or cooty ˈküd.ē, -ütē
( -er/-est )
Etymology: coot (II) + -ie, -y
Scotland , of fowls : feather-legged
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps modification of Malay kutu louse
1. : body louse
2. : a game in which players compete to finish the pictorial and stylized representation of a cootie, the markings on a die representing its parts and the representation being added to according to throws of the die