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1bot

noun \ˈbät\

Definition of BOT

:  the larva of a botfly; especially :  one infesting the horse
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Variants of BOT

bot also bott \ˈbät\
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Origin of BOT

Middle English; akin to Dutch leverbot liver fluke
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BOT

aught, baht, blot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

2bot

abbreviation

Definition of BOT

1
botanical; botanist; botany
2
bottle
3
bottom
4
bought
5
robot

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bot
  2. bod
  3. bott stick
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