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bothy
[ both-ee, baw-thee ]
/ ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi /
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noun, plural both·ies.Scot.
a hut or small cottage.
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Origin of bothy
Words nearby bothy
bother, bothered, bothersome, Bothnia, both ways, Bothwell, bothy, bothy ballad, Botkin, botnet, boto, botonée
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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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