cotch

English Definition

accommodation, place, space (accommodation)

Examples

• "A lady give me a cotch at her house."

  A lady put me up at her place.

• "Beg yuh a cotch fi di night?"

  Can I spend the night at your place?

• "“'Beg yuh a cotch fe di night,' Rastaman yawned at Croakie. […]”"

  'May I spend the night at your place,' said the Rastaman to Croakie yawningly. […]

• "Beg yuh a cotch?"

  May I share your seat?

• "'Im cotch up inna people yaad a farin."

  He's overseas staying at someone's home.

• "“Moreover, like their counterparts in Jamaica: “Young men often have several places they can 'cotch' (stay temporarily). […]”"

  Put a wedge under the door to keep it open.

• "Cotch di door."

  She had placed a stone by the door to prevent it from closing […]

• "“She did have one stone a cotch di door […]”"