different between coot vs coit

English

Wikispecies

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?t/
• Rhymes: -u?t

Etymology 1

From Middle English cote (“coot”). Related to Dutch meerkoet.

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Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
2. (colloquial) A foolish or eccentric fellow

   A silly coot.

   An old coot

   A rich coot
3. (slang, with the) A success; something excellent.

   Man that song's the coot.

   Would be the coot if we could go this weekend!

Derived terms

See also

• (bird): fulicine

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare cootie.

Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. (slang) Body louse (Pediculus humanus).

Anagrams

• Coto, octo-, toco, toco-

Middle English

Noun

coot

1. Alternative form of cote (“coat”)

Scots

Etymology

Compare Dutch koot, Flemish keute.

Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. The ankle.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??t/

Etymology 1

See quoit.

Noun

coit (plural coits)

1. Obsolete form of quoit.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)

Verb

coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To throw.

   to coit a stone

Etymology 2

Back-formation from coitus.

Noun

coit

1. Synonym of coition

Verb

coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)

1. (rare) to copulate; to mate

Synonyms

• coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Anagrams

• -otic, Tico, Toci, otic

Latin

Verb

coit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of coe?

Romanian

Etymology

From French coït

Noun

coit n (plural coituri)

1. sexual intercourse

Declension