To that hatch which stands on the effluent brook not far from the mere a coot or two comes now and then at night or in the early morning.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
The Dovecot, before it became a girls' school, was, no doubt, a pleasant English home, where "the fires wass coot," as the Highlandman said.
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang
When you come back you be sure to coot.
"Country Neighbors"
Alice Brown