cottar, cotter
the tenant of cottage (a rural dwelling house, usually a small building attached to farm or agricultural estate). A group of such dwellings can be referred to as a cottarton (or cottertown etc) or a fermtoun.
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cottarton; cottertown
a group of cottages, usually rural dwelling houses attached to a farm of agricultural estate; may also be referred to as a fermtoun. See also cottar.