booth

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In a frame outside the booth is a shirt autographed by Kalas, with a Hall of Fame 2002 inscription.

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  1. noun A small, often enclosed compartment, usually accommodating only one person: a voting booth.
  2. noun A small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others: a ticket booth.
  3. noun A seating area in a restaurant with a table and seats whose high backs serve as partitions.
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  • Also in the booth was a large display wall, printed with a CHA Trend Report about Indie Crafters. —  CraftyPod
  • The guys in the booth are there to call for a review of the play to confirm close calls. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Also making an appearance at the booth was the new —  Gaming Nexus
  • In a frame outside the booth is a shirt autographed by Kalas, with a Hall of Fame 2002 inscription. —  Bats
  • Another highlight of the booth was a rare late Renaissance document box, circa
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  1. Middle English bothe, of Scandinavian origin; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Scots buith, early modern North. English bouthe, buthe; from Middle English bothe, from Old Danish *bodh, Danish bod = Swedish bod, booth, stall, = Icelandic būdh, dwelling, = Middle High German buode, hut, tent, German bude, booth, stall (cf. Bohemian bouda = Polish buda = Sorbian buda = Russian budka, etc., from G.; Gaelic buth = Irish both, boith = Welsh bwth, perhaps from English); with formative -th (-d), from Icelandic bōa, būa = Anglo-Saxon būan, etc., dwell, whence also Anglo-Saxon būr, English bower, etc.: see bower, boor, etc.
 

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