fixing vs cotter

cotter vs fixing

fixing and cotter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
cotter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cotter is a hyponym of fixing; that is, cotter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fixing:

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
cotter: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together

Other hyponyms of fixing include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	cotter (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
the sterilization of an animal	a medieval English villein
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body	a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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