A variant or alternative spelling, possibly obsolete, with uncertain meaning; may relate to bontebok or be a separate term entirely.
The etymology is unclear; this appears to be an extremely rare or archaic variant of another word.
Some spelling variations in older texts are simply scribal errors or regional dialect choices that never caught on—bontee might be one of English's lost spelling experiments.
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