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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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