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Clotter vs Cotter - What's the difference?

clotter | cotter |

As verbs the difference between clotter and cotter

is that clotter is (obsolete) to concrete into lumps; to clot while cotter is to fasten with a cotter.

As a noun cotter is

(mechanical engineering) a pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together or cotter can be a peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.

clotter

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To concrete into lumps; to clot.
    • Clottered blood. — Chapman.
    (Webster 1913)

    cotter

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
  • (informal) a cotter pin.
    • Usage notes
    The terms cotter' and "cotter pin" are sometimes used interchangeably, although they have different functions. Basically a '''cotter''' holds parts together and a "cotter pin" holds the ' cotter in its place. For a more detailed explanation see Wikipedia articles on (cotter) and (cotter pin).
    Related terms
    * cotter pin

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fasten with a cotter.

    • Etymology 2

    Equivalent to .

    Alternative forms

    * cottar

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.
    • Synonyms
    * (l) * (l)