Cotton

The Slang Dictionary Etymological Historical and Anecdotal · 1913 · p. 7
to like, adhere to, or agree with any person; “to COTTON on to a man,” to attach yourself to him, or fancy him, literally, to stick to him as cotton would. Vide Bartlett, who claims it as an American ism, and Hall i well, who terms it an archaism; also Bacchus and Venus , 1737. “Her heart’s as hard as taxes, and as bad; She does not even COTTON to her dad.” Hall i day and Law rance , Kenilworth Burlesque .
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