bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

noun

Nearby words

boswell, boswell, james, boswellian, boswellize, bosworth field, bott, bot., bota, botallo's duct, botanic, botanic garden

Definition for bott (2 of 3)

bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

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

Definition for bott (3 of 3)

bot

or bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Bott also had declared that Lady Glencora was very young.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
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
She had seen, moreover, that he had not spoken to Mr. Bott, and was thankful to him also for that.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Bott thanked him and took the notice away with her, but its publication had no result.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for bott (1 of 5)

bott

/ (bɒt) /

noun

a variant spelling of bot 1

British Dictionary definitions for bott (2 of 5)

BOT

abbreviation for

Board of Trade

British Dictionary definitions for bott (3 of 5)

bot

bott

/ (bɒt) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for bott (4 of 5)

bot

/ (bɒt) Australian informal /

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)

British Dictionary definitions for bott (5 of 5)

bot

/ (bɒt) /

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.

Medicine definitions for bott

bot

[ bŏt ]

n.

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.

Science definitions for bott

bot

[ bŏt ]

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