Meanings
plural Harbottles
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in central Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9304).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishhȳra“hireling”
- EnglishHarbottle
From Old English hȳra (“hireling”) or hȳr (“hire, wages”) + bōtl (“dwelling house”).
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Harbottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harbottle
“Harbottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harbottle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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