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Webster 1913 Edition


Booth

Booth

(boōth)
,
Noun.
[OE.
bothe
; cf. Icel.
būð
, Dan. & Sw.
bod
, MHG.
buode
, G.
bude
,
baude
; from the same root as AS.
būan
to dwell, E.
boor
,
bower
,
be
; cf. Bohem.
bauda
, Pol.
buda
, Russ.
budka
, Lith. buda, W.
bwth
, pl.
bythod
, Gael.
buth
, Ir.
both
.]
1.
A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation.
Camden.
2.
A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or market, or at a polling place.

Webster 1828 Edition


Booth

BOOTH

,
Noun.
[Heb. beth, a house or booth, a nest for birds.]
A house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence.