Cottage vs Manor - What's the difference?
cottage | manor |
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 landed estate.
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The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
(rft-sense) (UK, slang) Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1559330/Terror-raids-on-homes-of-uranium-ex-employee.htmlhttp://www.londonslang.com/db/m/
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(London, slang) One's neighbourhood.
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As nouns the difference between cottage and manor
is that cottage is a small house; a cot; a hut while manor is a landed estate.As a verb cottage
is to stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.cottage
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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)manor
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Alternative forms
* manour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Dixon, who was finally promoted to sergeant in 1964, policed his 'Dock Green' manor until May 1976 and 'Evening, all' had become a national catchphrase.
Beckham kicks off last minute Olympics campaigning", The Guardian
- Beckham was asked what it would mean for the Olympics to be held in his old neighbourhood.
- "You mean my manor ?" Beckham replied, in fluent East End argot. "I'm obviously from the East End, so it would be incredible for me if it was held there. It could go down as one of the best games in history."
My East End '''manoris now as smart as Notting Hill", ''The Evening Standard
Golden balls: West Ham United's co-owner reveals his cunning plan for the Olympic stadium", The Independent
- And, Gold adds, he can understand that West Ham's famously dedicated supporters, Londoners though they themselves mainly are, may mistrust businessmen "coming into the club and talking about loyalty. But this is my manor . I worked on Stratford Market, where the Olympic Stadium sits now. I remember the bomb falling on West Ham football ground and thinking: my God, they're coming after me. West Ham is my passion."