ˈcothy, coathy, a. dial.
[f. cothe n. + -y1.]
Diseased, sickly. Of sheep: Affected with the ‘coe’ or rot.
| a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Cothy, faint, sickly, ailing..A dog is said to be cothy when he is meek and delicate. 1883 Hampshire Gloss., Coathy, rotten; applied to diseased sheep. |