bothy

[ both-ee, baw-thee ]

/ ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi /

noun, plural both·ies. Scot.

a hut or small cottage.

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Origin of bothy

1560–70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y² replacing -an

Words nearby bothy

botheration, bothersome, bothnia, bothriocephalus, bothwell, bothy, bothy ballad, botkin, botnet, boto, botonée

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Example sentences from the Web for bothy

Broth, too, may be made in the kitchen and sent down to the bothy.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
And he indicated the ulterior of the Bothy where the ex-spy was sleeping.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett
Here is a picture of a bothy of to-day that I visited recently.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
From Stair she would sit and listen to the story of the defence of the Bothy on the Wild.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett

“Yes,” said Mrs Mostyn, who was thinking of the poor fellow lying at the bothy in darkness.
A Life's Eclipse|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for bothy

bothy

/ (ˈbɒθɪ) /

noun plural bothies mainly Scot

a cottage or hut

(esp in NE Scotland) a farmworker's summer quarters

a mountain shelter

Word Origin for bothy

C18: perhaps related to booth

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