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cottage

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

A small house.

Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
Origin: Late , from and , from , hut, cottage + surrounding property, from , shed, probably of non-Indo-European origin, possibly borrowed from ; compare and , both from /. However, also compare Dutch and . Old Northern French cote is probably from , cognate of of same origin. Slang sense “public toilet” from 19th century, due to resemblance. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “5g net carbs and 15 minutes — these cottage cheese pancakes are the keto breakfast you've been missing. Fluffy, not cardboard. 🥞 https://forlunch.pro/cottage-cheese-pancakes/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Vintage cottage garden wall art 🌿 Cozy countryside vibes for your space. Digital download – print instantly 🖼️ Shop: etsy.me/4tTCmak #wallart #homedecor #cottagecore”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Bears strongly resemblance to an old school house we pass every summer on our way from the cottage to Sleeping Bear Dunes.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thank you to Denise H. for donating a freezer to the Mill Creek Community Food Bank. It helped us keep food cool and serve cottage cheese to our guests, (with volunteer Jake stepping in to distribute).”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I need a café mocha-red wine-valium to go please… and a cottage by the sea. 𓇼 𓂃 𓈒𓏸 𓂃 𓇼 𓂃𓈒𓏸 𓂃 𓇼 #musings #mood”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(UK, slang, archaic) A public lavatory.

Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
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  • “Please tell me that is not cottage cheese in the upper cavity...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Grant Funding to Cambridgeshire's John Clare Cottage and Norman Cross. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hm... es ist einfach alles eine Cottage Industry wo man auf den Rücken von Holocaustopfern irgendwelche Firmen gründet, damit man an Fördergelder ran kommt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Major catastrophe.Pie Society Meatless Classic Cottage Pies are no longer. #vegan They kept me alive when I couldn't chew or swallow properly #myastheniagravis RIP”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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