cotter
- Noun. (context, mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
- Noun. Erroneously, sometimes used of a cotter pin.
- Noun. A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
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