Synonyms for cot

Grammar : Noun

Définition of cot

Origin : "small bed," 1630s, from Hindi khat "couch, hammock," from Sanskrit khatva, probably from a Dravidian source (cf. Tamil kattil "bedstead").

noun temporary bed

Example sentences :

"You can sleep there," he said, pointing to a cot bed in the corner of the room.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

When Nurse had gone she would lie still in her cot, waiting.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

After a moment he arose, took his lantern into his tent, and there spread his find on his cot.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Kingozi retired again to his cot; but for a long time he could not get to sleep.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

The cot was placed on the floor, and he continued to dictate from it.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

The lawyer was speaking to him, and as Horner went awkwardly toward the cot.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

After some days the head physician came to my cot and questioned me.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

They looked over at the cot in which Frank slept, and saw that it was empty.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Still in a daze, I sat down on my cot and felt the big bruise on my head.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

The voice ceased and Tony's head appeared over the rail of his cot.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

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