Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BOOT'Y, n. [Sw. byte; Dan. bytte; D. buit; G. beute; It. bottino; Sp. botin; Fr. butin; D. buiten, to rove. See But.]

1. Spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. – Milton.
2. That which is seized by violence and robbery. – Shak. To play booty, is to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose. – Johnson.