bothy
Americannoun
plural
bothiesnoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of bothy
1560–70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y 2 replacing -an
Example Sentences
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Hamish has joined Morag on cross-country skiing expeditions, island-hopping camping trips and has even spent a night in a bothy.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Accommodation is provided free of charge in a purpose-built rangers bothy.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
A father and son are recovering after spending two nights stranded at a bothy in the Cairngorms after blizzards caused by Storm Eunice.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022
This view becomes even more impressive as you reach the southern edge of Loch Ericht and begin the journey along the shore to the bothy.
From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020
Then she secured an axe, which was lying against the bothy door, and walked with a steady and fixed purpose, never turning her head, out into the lane, through the gate and up the hill.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 by Various
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