Definition of Cossit

Definition of Cossit

Cos"set (k?s"s?t), n. [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.] A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.

Cos"set, v. t. To treat as a pet; to fondle.

She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of.
O. W. Holmes.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

COSSET. A foundling. Cosset colt or lamb; a colt or
lamb brought up by hand.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

to treat like a pet; to overly indulge
a pet; specifically a pet lamb

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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