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n. [ D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood. ] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon. --
Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot (a), under Elephant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of aquatic herbs.
Syn. -- genus Hottonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch. ] A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Écossaise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Loaded with shot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Properly p. p. of shoot; AS. scoten, sceoten, p. p. of sceótan. ] 1. Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone. [ 1913 Webster ]