bote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bote
Learned use of Middle English bote boot 2
Example Sentences
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The public will bote for the winners, which will be revealed on 10 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
To the Crow they were bote, the Navajo knew them as nadleehi, while the Lakota called them winkte.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2012
Then, apparently giving it up, he thought of a synonym, wrote "bote."
From Time Magazine Archive
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There they had the bote lined with bales of hay.
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
"Ay, plenty of bote," replied Teddy; "an' here's de greeshavigh ready."
From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
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