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bothy

[both-ee, baw-thee]

both·y

[both-ee, baw-thee]
noun, plural both·ies. Scot.
a hut or small cottage.

Origin:
1560–70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y2 replacing -an
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Bothy is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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bothy (ˈbɒθɪ)
 
n , pl bothies
1.  a cottage or hut
2.  (esp in NE Scotland) a farmworker's summer quarters
3.  a mountain shelter
 
[C18: perhaps related to booth]

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