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• Booty v Barnaby — Stromboli Eruption 100 m (Isole Eolie/Italia) Court Court of King s Bench Date decided 1687 Judge(s) sitting …   Wikipedia

• Booty — Boo ty, n. [Cf. Icel. b[=y]ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• booty — booty1 [bo͞ot′ē] n. pl. booties [MLowG bute, akin to Ger beute; infl. by BOOT2] 1. loot taken from the enemy; spoils of war 2. anything seized by force or robbery; plunder 3. any gain, prize, or gift SYN. SPOIL ☆ booty2 …   English World dictionary

• booty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spoil, plunder, prize, loot; graft, swag, boodle; pork barrel, pickings; pillage, blackmail; prey. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plunder, spoils, loot, winnings, stolen goods, prey, ill… …   English dictionary for students

• Booty — Recorded as Bootie and Booty, this is an English surname. Recorded mainly in the East Anglian counties of England, the derivation is from the Old English pre 7th century male given name, Bota , and as such it was a nickname of endearment for… …   Surnames reference

• booty — noun a) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. You got a big ol booty. b) Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy. It’s my duty to please that bo …   Wiktionary

• Booty —    Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deut. 20: 16). The pictures and images of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Num. 33:52). The law of booty as to its division is laid …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• booty — I. /ˈbuti / (say boohtee) noun (plural booties) 1. spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. 2. that which is seized by violence and robbery: looters with their booty. 3. a prize or gain, without reference to use of force. {late Middle… …  

• booty — bootyless, adj. /booh tee/, n., pl. booties. 1. spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. 2. something that is seized by violence and robbery. 3. any prize or gain. [1425 75; late ME botye, var. of buty < MLG bute booty (orig. a sharing …   Universalium

• booty — boo|ty [ buti ] noun uncount 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY valuable goods that are taken illegally or by force, especially in a war 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a person s BUTTOCKS. This word was used especially in the 1970s. 3. ) HUMOROUS valuable goods that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• booty — UK [ˈbuːtɪ] / US [ˈbutɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) mainly literary valuable goods that are taken illegally or by force, especially in a war 2) humorous valuable goods that you have obtained, for example by shopping She couldn t wait to get her booty… …   English dictionary