'bootgates

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Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aboot +‎ gates

Noun[edit]

'bootgates (plural 'bootgateses)

A roundabout way.
A ruse, underhand means.

References[edit]

Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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