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cotton (v.)
[cotton 词源字典]
"to get on with" someone (usually with
to
), 1560s, perhaps from Welsh
cytuno
"consent, agree." But perhaps also a metaphor from cloth finishing and thus from
cotton
(n.). Related:
Cottoned
;
cottoning
.
[cotton etymology, cotton origin, 英语词源]