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bott

[ bot ]

noun

  1. Metallurgy. a conical knob, mounted on a rod, for stopping temporarily the flow of molten metal or slag from a blast furnace or cupola.


bott

/ bɒt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of bot 1
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of bott1

1875–80; perhaps special use of dial. bot (now obsolete) iron tool for marking sheep, itself special use of Middle English botte (variant of bat 1 ) shepherd's crook
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Example Sentences

Lane and Bott did not respond to multiple requests for comment by The Daily Beast.

In fact, he told Bott that he would rather sit the race out than vote for a Mormon or President Obama.

Though Mr. Bott was occasionally closeted with Mr. Palliser, the Duke never troubled himself with such closetings.

Mr. Bott had gone away, much to Lady Glencora's delight, but had unfortunately come back again.

"We shall muster pretty strong, your Grace," Mr. Bott had said to him one day before dinner.

Now this horrid Mr. Bott has come back again, and only that it would be mean in me to condescend so far, I would punish him.

That evening,—the evening of Mr. Bott's return to Matching, that gentleman found a place near to Alice in the drawing-room.

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