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 Bottom (Nick),Botty. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bottomless.
 
The bottomless pit. An allusion to William Pitt, who was remarkably thin.   1
 


 Bottom (Nick),Botty. 

 
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