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| Boilerpipe Text | dialectal, England
:
a small hut or shack over a mine shaft
dialectal, England
:
a disease of sheep
usually
:
liver rot
dialectal, England
:
to infest with coe
cab-over-engine
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Dutch
kooi
, literally, cage, from Middle Dutch
cōie, coie
, from Latin
cavea
cage, den, cave, from
cavus
hollow
Noun (2)
Middle English
cothe
, from Old English
cothu
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# coe
1 of 4
## [noun (1)](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun)
ˈkō
plural \-s
dialectal, England
**:** a small hut or shack over a mine shaft
coe
2 of 4
## [noun (2)](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun)
",
ˈkȯ
plural \-s
dialectal, England
**:** a disease of sheep
usually **:** liver rot
coe
3 of 4
## [transitive verb](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transitive)
"
\-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
**:** to infest with coe
COE
4 of 4
## [abbreviation](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation)
cab-over-engine
## Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Dutch *kooi*, literally, cage, from Middle Dutch *cōie, coie*, from Latin *cavea* cage, den, cave, from *cavus* hollow
Noun (2)
Middle English *cothe*, from Old English *cothu*
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| Readable Markdown | dialectal, England
**:** a small hut or shack over a mine shaft
dialectal, England
**:** a disease of sheep
usually **:** liver rot
dialectal, England
**:** to infest with coe
cab-over-engine
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Dutch *kooi*, literally, cage, from Middle Dutch *cōie, coie*, from Latin *cavea* cage, den, cave, from *cavus* hollow
Noun (2)
Middle English *cothe*, from Old English *cothu*
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