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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1572
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Bottis, n. pl. [e.m.E. bottes, bots. Cf. Battis and Boats.] The bots in horses. —1572 Inverness B. Rec. I. 211.
The said horse … tuike the bottis