bothy

[ both-ee, baw-thee ]

/ ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi /

noun, plural both·ies.Scot.

a hut or small cottage.

Origin of bothy

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

Words nearby bothy

bothersome, Bothnia, Bothriocephalus, both ways, 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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单词	bothy
释义	bothy [ both-ee, baw-thee ] / ˈbɒθ i, ˈbɔ θi / noun, plural both·ies.Scot. a hut or small cottage. Origin of bothy 1560–70; probably <Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y² replacing -an Words nearby bothy bothersome, Bothnia, Bothriocephalus, both ways, Bothwell, bothy, bothy ballad, Botkin, botnet, boto, botonée Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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