bothy
noun/ˈbɒθi/
/ˈbɔːθi/
(plural bothies)
- a small building in Scotland for farm workers to live in or for people to shelter in
- We spent the night in a shepherd’s bothy.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: obscurely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic both, bothan, and perhaps to booth.Want to learn more?
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