Botts

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse. often, uncountable, with-definite-article
  2. 2
    Infection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep. broadly, often, uncountable, with-definite-article

Example

More examples

"If you have a good remedy for botts, you must get a botty horse somewhere and try the remedy before you submit it."

Etymology

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

Related phrases

horse bot fly

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