cot

A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.

A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.

A cottage or small homestead.

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

A small, crudely-formed boat.

A cover or sheath; a fingerstall.

“a cot for a sore finger”