cote UK /kəʊt/US /koʊt/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A cottage or hut. •A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, / In hurdled cotes. — 1667 verb1 •(no longer used) To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before.A dog cotes a hare. formscoted · coting · cotes
