COTTER
\kˈɒtə], \kˈɒtə], \k_ˈɒ_t_ə]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Alt. of Cottar
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A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.
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To fasten with a cotter.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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