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cotton on
cotton-picking
cotton stainer
Cotton State
cotton swab
cotton to
cotton waste
cotton wool
cottonmouth
cottonseed
cottonseed cake
cottontail
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cottony
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cottonmouth
cot·ton·mouth [ kótt'n mòwth ] (plural cot·ton·mouths [ kótt'n mòwz, kótt'n mòwths ])


noun 
Definition:
 
reptiles 
Same as  water moccasin (sense 1)

[Mid-19th century. < the whitish color inside its mouth]
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