bothy
Americannoun
noun
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a cottage or hut
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(esp in NE Scotland) a farmworker's summer quarters
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a mountain shelter
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bothy
1560–70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y 2 replacing -an
Example Sentences
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Accommodation is provided free of charge in a purpose-built rangers bothy.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Insp Smith said the pair were both experienced hillwalkers and had told family they were going to the Sheilin' O'Mark bothy.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2022
Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust said the bothy, which has been used as holiday accommodation in the past, required "extensive renovations and improvement".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021
From the bothy, head towards the foot of Suilven and climb the steep slope to Bealach Mòr.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 29, 2020
The men in the bothy, having eaten and drunk, had got tired at last of card-playing, and nearly all were curled up and asleep.
From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Stables, Gordon
This three-day round trip takes in two beautiful bothies along the remote, uncompromising northern shore of Loch Tarbert on Jura.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 29, 2020
A bid is being made to stamp out antisocial behaviour, vandalism and fire-raising at remote bothies in southern Scotland.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2019
Mountain huts, bothies and camping barns usually come without internet access.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019
If you have a group of eight to 12, book ahead to score one of the intimate bothies, semiprivate dining alcoves named after the unlocked huts that are common in the Scottish Highlands.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018
We paused in a dumb astonishment to look at it lying there in the darkness, a thing so different from the barren hills and black bothies behind us.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
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