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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 240 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BOOTY (apparently influenced by "
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boot," O. Eng. bot, ad-vantage or profit, through an
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adaptation from an earlier
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form cognate with Ger. Beute and Fr. butin)  ,
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plunder or gain . The phrase " to
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play
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booty," dating from the 16th
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century, means to play into a confederate's hands, or to play intentionally badly at first in
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order to deceive an opponent .

End of Article: BOOTY (apparently influenced by " boot," O. Eng. bot, ad-vantage or profit, through an adaptation from an earlier form cognate with Ger. Beute and Fr. butin)
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