bott

[bot]

noun

bot².

bott

[bot]

noun

Metallurgy. a conical knob, mounted on a rod, for stopping temporarily the flow of molten metal or slag from a blast furnace or cupola.

Origin of bott

1875–80; perhaps special use of dial. bot (now obsolete) iron tool for marking sheep, itself special use of Middle English botte (variant of bat¹) shepherd's crook

bot

or bott

[bot]

noun

the larva of a botfly.

Origin of bot

1425–75; late Middle English; akin to Dutch bot, Frisian dialect botten (plural); further origin obscure

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Examples from the Web for bott

Contemporary Examples of bott

Lane and Bott did not respond to multiple requests for comment by The Daily Beast.
Perry Camp’s Anti-Mormon Message
McKay Coppins
October 17, 2011
In fact, he told Bott that he would rather sit the race out than vote for a Mormon or President Obama.
Perry Camp’s Anti-Mormon Message
McKay Coppins
October 17, 2011

Historical Examples of bott

Bott men did so steall away, that the witt of man could not stay thame.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)
John Knox
"All right, squire; here it is," returned Bott, and handed over the epistle.
The Young Bridge-Tender
Arthur M. Winfield
Bott bought the young Indian, intending to bring him up in civilization.
Thirty Years on the Frontier
Robert McReynolds
Warm the bott, say I, and you will warm the heart too; and all goes right.
Health
John Brown
"Not if I know it," said Mr. Bott, with something of grandeur in his tone and countenance.
Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for bott

bott

noun

a variant spelling of bot 1

BOT

abbreviation for

Board of Trade

bot

bott

noun

the larva of a botfly, which typically develops inside the body of a horse, sheep, or man
any similar larva
NZ informal a mild illness in humans

Word Origin for bot

C15: probably from Low German; related to Dutch bot, of obscure origin

bot

verb

to scrounge or borrow
(intr often foll by on) to scrounge (from); impose (on)

noun

a scrounger
on the bot wanting to scroungehe's on the bot for a cigarette

Word Origin for bot

C20: perhaps from botfly, alluding to the creature's bite; see bite (sense 12)

bot

noun

computing an autonomous computer program that performs time-consuming tasks, esp on the internet

Word Origin for bot

C20: from (ro) bot

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Word Origin and History for bott

bot

in Internet sense, c.2000, short for robot. Its modern use has curious affinities with earlier uses, e.g. "parasitical worm or maggot" (1520s), of unknown origin; and Australian-New Zealand slang "worthless, troublesome person" (World War I-era). The method of minting new slang by clipping the heads off words does not seem to be old or widespread in English. Examples (za from pizza, zels from pretzels, rents from parents) are American English student or teen slang and seem to date back no further than late 1960s.

bott in Medicine

bot

[bŏt]

The parasitic larva of a botfly.
bots A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae.

bott in Science

bot

[bŏt]

A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as by querying search engines or participating in chatroom discussions.