booth

n. [ OE. bothe; cf. Icel. būð, Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode, G. bude, baude; from the same root as AS. būan to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem. bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl. bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both. ] 1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or market, or at a polling place. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a partly enclosed area within a room for use of one or a small number of people, such as one in a restaurant having a table and seats, or one at an exhibition containing a display of products from one organization. [ PJC ]

4. a small structure designed for the use of one person performing a special activity; as, a telephone booth; a highway toll booth; a projection booth; a guard booth. [ PJC ]

v. t. & i. [ Boot, for booty + hale. ] To forage for booty; to plunder. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bothy. [ 1913 Webster ]