Longbottom
Longbottom was a village or town in the Southfarthing of the Shire. It was the home of some of the Hornblowers.
In Third Age 2670 (1070 by the Shire-reckoning), a certain Tobold Hornblower introduced a new herb there. The valley's sheltered aspect, and the relatively warm climate of the Southfarthing, made the region around Longbottom ideal for growing this new plant, pipe-weed, which rapidly became the centre of a thriving industry. Longbottom Leaf remained one of the most famous varieties of the weed.
Etymology
The element bottom is frequent in English place-names (and their surnames like Ramsbottom); it means "valley", especially its head or inner end.
David Salo suggests that it represents a possible Old Hobbitish Langbotm meaning "Long Valley".
Referencias
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