bothy

[ both-ee, baw-thee ]

noun

, Scot.

, plural both·ies.

1. a hut or small cottage.

bothy

/ ˈbɒθɪ /

noun

1. a cottage or hut
2. (esp in NE Scotland) a farmworker's summer quarters
3. a mountain shelter

Word History and Origins

Origin of bothy¹

1560–70; probably < Scots Gaelic bothan hut, with -y ² replacing -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of bothy¹

C18: perhaps related to booth

Example Sentences

Thick mud sucked at their boots and they had a blustery night in a tent before finding shelter in a bothy the next evening.

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Fetcha Chocolates and The Gin Bothy created special products for the event.

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Meanwhile Kim Cameron from The Gin Bothy in Glamis, Angus, took a more proactive approach to getting her bottles to the stars.

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She said it was a "game changer" for a small independent Scottish producer to be on that world stage and it was incredible to be taking her bothy - a "home in the hills" - to Hollywood hills.

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The Gin Bothy Experience followed and now has a shop, events space and a museum dedicated to the history of bothies.

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