Cote, v. t. [Prob. from F.
côté side, OF. costet, LL.
costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side:
cf. F. côtoyer to go or keep at the side of. See
Coast.] To go side by side with; hence, to pass by;
to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare.
[Obs.] Drayton.
We coted them on the way, and hither are
they coming.
Shak.
Cote (kōt), n. [See 1st
Cot.] 1. A cottage or hut.
[Obs.]
2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for
small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves.
Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at
eve,
In hurdled cotes.
Milton.
Cote, v. t. [See Quote.]
To quote. [Obs.] Udall.