Cotter

Cot´ter Pronunciation: k?t´t?r

n.	1.	A cottager; a cottier. Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter. - Whittier.
	1.	A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.
	2.	A toggle.
v. t.	1.	To fasten with a cotter.

Noun	1.	cotter - a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands Synonyms: cottar
	2.	cotter - a medieval English villein Synonyms: cottier
	3.	cotter - fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together Synonyms: cottar