coot

Definitions


[kuːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back on to the forehead as a horny shield

- a foolish or eccentric person, in particular an old man


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Origin:
Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch koet




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