dial. [a. OF. couturelle, *coturele, dim. of couture, coture cultivated land:—L. cultūra tillage, CULTURE, in med.L. = ager cultus.] (See quots.)
1748. De Foe’s Tour Gt. Brit., I. 153 (D.). Here [Sheppey-isle] are several Tumuli in the marshy parts all over the island, some of which the inhabitants call Coterels; these are supposed to have been cast up in memory of some of the Danish leaders who were buried here.
1887. Kentish Gloss., Coterell, a little raised mound in the marshes to which the shepherds and their flocks can retire when the salterns are submerged by the tide.
