▪ I. † bote Obs. rare—1.
Some kind of tool.
| c 1325 Coer de L. 4357 Some caught a bote, and some a hach, And broughton to tymbyr and rach. |
▪ II. bote
ME. form of boot n.1, occas. used since the 16th c. by legal and historical writers in legal senses of OE. bót: a. Repair; b. estover; c. compensation; d. expiation. For quots. see boot n.1 5, 5 b, 9, 10.
▪ III. bote
obs. f. boat n., boot, but; obs. pa. tense bite.