Bible Dictionaries
Coot

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica.

(2):

(n.) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (/demia are called coots. See Scoter.

(3):

(n.) A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/coot.html. 1828.