Cottage vs Cottage - What's the difference?
cottage | cottage |
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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, title= (UK, slang, dated) A public toilet.
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.
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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.
* , chapter=1
, title= (UK, slang, dated) A public toilet.
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.
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In uk|slang|dated|lang=en terms the difference between cottage and cottage
is that cottage is (uk|slang|dated) a public toilet while cottage is (uk|slang|dated) a public toilet.In british|slang|lang=en terms the difference between cottage and cottage
is that cottage is (intransitive|british|slang) of men: to have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging while cottage is (intransitive|british|slang) of men: to have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.As nouns the difference between cottage and cottage
is that cottage is a small house; a cot; a hut while cottage is a small house; a cot; a hut.As verbs the difference between cottage and cottage
is that cottage is to stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging while cottage is to stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.cottage
English
Noun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage ’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”}}
Usage notes
Sense “public toilet” dates from 19th century, now only in gay slang.Derived terms
* cottage cheese * cottage hospital * cottage industryVerb
(cottag)cottage
English
Noun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage ’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”}}
