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Cottage vs Cothouse - What's the difference?

cottage | cothouse |

As nouns the difference between cottage and cothouse

is that cottage is a small house; a cot; a hut while cothouse is (scotland) a small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.

As a verb cottage

is to stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.

cottage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small house; a cot; a hut.
  • A seasonal home of any size or stature. A recreational home or a home in a remote location.
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  • (UK, slang, dated) A public toilet.

    • Usage notes

    Sense “public toilet” dates from 19th century, now only in gay slang.

    Derived terms

    * cottage cheese * cottage hospital * cottage industry

    Related terms

    * (l) *

    Verb

    (cottag)
  • To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.
  • (intransitive, British, slang) Of men: To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.
    • ----

    cothouse

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cote-house * cot-house

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs