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booty

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boo·ty 1  (bt)
n. pl. boo·ties
1. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war.
2. Goods or property seized by force or piracy.
3. A valuable prize, award, or gain.

[Middle English botye (influenced by bote, advantage; see boot2), probably from Middle Low German bte, exchange.]

boo·ty 2  (bt) also boo·dy (-d)
n. pl. boo·ties also boo·dies
1. Slang The buttocks.
2. Vulgar Slang
a. The vulva or vagina.
b. Sexual intercourse.

[African American Vernacular English, from obsolete Black English booty, body, perhaps alteration of body.]

booty
Noun
pl -ties any valuable article or articles obtained as plunder [Old French butin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bootybooty - goods or money obtained illegally
stolen property - property that has been stolen
cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

booty
noun plunder, winnings, gains, haul, spoils, prey, loot, takings, pillage, swag (slang) boodle (slang), chiefly U.S.
Translations
Spanish booty [ˈbuːtɪ] nbotín m
French booty [ˈbuːtɪ] nbutin m
German booty [ˈbuːtɪ] nBeute f
Italian booty [ˈbuːtɪ] nbottino

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" it said; "wishest thou not, at least, to make booty thereby?
Having secured a large booty, the Lion on their return from the forest asked the Ass to allot his due portion to each of the three partners in the treaty.
He had not flown far, however, when he came across a dog who, having met the sausage, had regarded him as his legitimate booty, and so seized and swallowed him.
 
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