cots

1. A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
2. A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
3. A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.

1. A cottage or small homestead.
2. A pen, coop, or similar shelter for small domestic animals, such as sheep or pigeons.

noun

A small, crudely-formed boat.

1. A cover or sheath; a fingerstall.

   a cot for a sore finger