1. A small, basic shelter or cottage, especially one used by farm workers, hikers, or mountaineers in remote areas.
Usage: chiefly British; Scottish

Examples

• The hikers found refuge in a mountain bothy during the storm.
• The old bothy on the estate once housed seasonal farm workers.
• We stayed in a basic bothy while trekking through the Scottish Highlands.
• The bothy provided simple but welcome shelter for the climbers.
• Many bothies in remote areas are maintained by outdoor organizations for public use.