BOTTS

Etymology

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

Noun

botts (uncountable)

The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.

(by extension) Infection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.

Usage notes

The noun is usually used in the plural with the definite article. ("The botts")

Source: Wiktionary


Botts, n. pl. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Bots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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