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s | cotter |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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.

As a verb cotter is

to fasten with a cotter.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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)