cottar

• Nom ayant deux sens distincts : un paysan ou métayer des Highlands écossais, ou une pièce de fixation composée d'une cale ou d'une goupille insérée dans une fente pour assembler deux autres pièces.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands, or a fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together.

1. C1formalbritish

   A peasant farmer or tenant who lives in a cottage, especially in the Scottish Highlands.

   Métayer écossais

   • The cottar worked the land for generations.
   • In the Highlands, a cottar often had a small plot of land.
   • The old cottar's cottage stood at the edge of the village.

   Synonymescottagercottercottiercrofter

2. Fastening deviceC1formaltechnical

   A wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together, such as in machinery.

   Goupille de sécurité

   • The mechanic replaced the cottar to secure the axle.
   • A cottar pin is essential for this type of joint.
   • He used a cottar to lock the two metal parts in place.

   Synonymescottercotter pinkeypinwedge