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Cottered vs Tottered - What's the difference?

cottered | tottered |

As verbs the difference between cottered and tottered

is that cottered is past tense of cotter while tottered is past tense of totter.

cottered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cotter)

    • 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)

    tottered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (totter)

    • totter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an unsteady movement or gait
  • (archaic) A rag and bone man.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter , slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
  • (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.

    • Synonyms

    * (move unsteadily) teeter, toddle, sway

    Related terms

    * teeter-totter * topple