Meanings
nounfire-bote (plural fire-botes)
plural fire-botes
- alternativeAlternative form of firebote.
But tenants may cut underwood, and take wood sufficient to repair the pales, hedges, and fences, and what is called by law plough-bote, fire-bote, and other house-bote.
1825, Laws relating to landlords, tenants, and lodgers - Volume 7, page 17
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