As nouns the difference between cotter and serf
is that cotter is a pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together while serf is a partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, slavishly attached to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.
As a verb cotter
is to fasten with a 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)
serf
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, slavishly attached to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.
A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
(strategy games) A worker unit.
Synonyms
* (strategy games) peasant, peon, villager
Derived terms
* serfage
* serfdom
* serfhood
* serfish
* serfism
Related terms
* service
* servile
* servitor
* servitude
* servo
See also
* slave
Anagrams
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