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Bill, bill. s. the beak of a fowl; a kind of Biscuit, bis'kit. s. a kind of hard dry bread, made to be carried to sea; a small sweet cake

hatchet; a written paper; an account of money; a law; an advertisement Bill, bill. v. n. to caress, as doves by joining

bills

Bill, bill. v. a. to publish by an advertisement Billet, blit. s. a small paper, a note, a small log of wood

Billet, billit. v. a. to direct a soldier where he is to lodge; to quarter soldiers Billiards, hil'yurdz. s. a kind of play Billow, bill. s. a wave swollen Billowy, bio-é. a. swelling, turgid Bin, bin. s. a place where bread or wine is reposited [compass-box Binnacie, bin'a-kl. s. a sea term, meaning the Bind, bind. v. a. to confine with bonds, to gird, to enwrap; to fasten any thing Bind, bind. v. n. to contract, to grow stiff; to be obligatory

Binder, bind'ur. s. a man whose trade it is to bind books; one who binds sheaves; a fillet

Binding, blnding. s. a bandage

Binocle, bin'no-kl. s. a telescope fitted sol with two tubes, as that a distant object may be seen with both eyes Binocular, bl-nok'd-lor. a. having two eyes Biographer, bl-ôg'grå-får. s. a writer of lives Biography, bi-og grå-fè. s. an historical account of the lives of particular men Biparous, bip'pa-ros. a. bringing forth two at [pondent parts Bipartite, bip'pår-tlte. a. having two corresBiped, bi'ped. s. an animal with two feet Bipennated, bl-pén'nå-téd. a. having two wings [flower-leaves Bipetalous, bl-pet'ta-lis. a. consisting of two Biquadrate, bl-qwa'drate. Biquadratick, bi-qwå-drât'ik.

a birth

s. the fourth

power arising from the multiplication of a square by itself

Birch, burtsh. s. a tree

Birchen, bir'tshn. a. made of birch

Bird, bird. s. a general term for the thered kind, a fowl

[parts Bisect, bl-sekt'. v. a. to divide into two Bishop, bish'up. s. one of the head order of the clergy; a cant word for a mixture of wine, oranges, and sugar [bishop Bishoprick, bish'up-rik. s. the diocese of a Bismuth, biz'můth. 8. marcasite, a hard, white, mineral substance, of a metalline nature

Bissextile, bis-seks'til. s. leap year Bistoury, bis'túr-é. s. a surgeon's incision instrument

Bit, bit. s. the iron part of a horse's bridle; as much meat as is put into the mouth at once; a small piece of any thing; a Span ish West India silver coin

Bitch, bitsh. s. the female of the dog kind Bite, bite. v. a. to crush or pierce with the teeth; to cheat, to trick

Bite, bite. s. the seizure of any thing by the teeth; a cheat, a sharper

Biter, bl'tur. s. he that bites; a tricker, a deceiver

Bitter, bit'tur. a. having a hot, acrid, biting

taste; sharp, cruel, severe; calamitous, miserable; satirical

Bitterly, bit'tur-lè. ad. with a bitter taste; in a biting manner, sorrowfully, sharply Bitterness, bit'tir-nes. s. a bitter taste; malice, implacability; severity of temper, satire; keenness of reproach; sorrow, affliction

Bitumen, be-to'men. s. a fat unctuous matter dug out of the earth, or scummed off lakes [of bitumen Bituminous, be-time-nis. a. compounded Bivalve, bl'valv. a. having two Bivalvular, bl-vál'vd-lår.

valves

Blab, blab. v. a. to tell what ought to be kept

secret

Idisma

Blab, blab. s. a tell-tale fen-Black, blåk. a. dark; cloudy, sullen; wicked Black, blak. s. a black colour; mourning,

Birder, burd'år. s. a birdcatcher Birdlime, bird'llme. s. a glutinous substance used to catch birds Bird nest, burdz'nêst. s. the place where a bird lays her eggs and hatches her young Birth, berth. s. the act of coming into life; extraction, lineage, condition; thing born Birthday, berth'da. s. the day on which ary one is born [any one is born Birthnight, berth'nite. s. the night in which Birthplace, berth'place. . place where any one is born

Birthright, berth'rite. s. the rights and privileges to which a man is born; the right of the first born

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Black, blåk. v. a. to make black, to blacken Black-cattle, blåk'kât-tl. s. oxen, bulls, and [dirty fellow Blackguard, biag'gård. s. a low term for a Black-lead, blâk-led'. s. a mineral much used for pencils

Blackberry, blák'bêr-rẻ. s. a species of bram-
ble; the fruit of it
Blackbird, blák'burd. s. the name of a bird
Blacken, blåk'kn. v. a. to make of a black
colour; to darken, to defame
Blacken, blak'kn. v. n. to grow black
Blackish, blak'ish. a. somewhat black
Blackmoor, blákʼmore. s. a negro

ness

Blackness, blak'nés. s. black colour; dark-
[in iron
Blacksmith, blak'smith. s. a smith that works
Bladder, blad'dur. s. the vessel which con-
tains the urine; a blister, a pustule
Blade, blade. s. a spire of grass, a green
shoot of corn

Blazon, blá'zn. v. a. to paint the figures on
ensigns armorial; to embellish; to display,
to make publick

Blade, blade. s. the sharp or striking part of
a weapon or instrument; a brisk man,
either fierce or gay

Blain, blåne. s. a pustule, a blister
Blameable, bla'mâ-bl. a. culpable, faulty
Blameably, bla'må-blé. ad. culpably
Blame, blame. v. a. to censure, to charge
with a fault
[crime, hurt
Blame, blame. s. imputation of a fault;
Blameless, blame'lês. a. guiltless, innocent
Blamelessly, blame'lês-lè. ad. innocently
Blameworthy, blame'wůr-the. a. culpable,

blameable

Blanch, blansh. v. a. to whiten; to strip or
peel such things as have husks
Bland, blând. a. soft, mild, gentle
Blandish, blan'dîsh. v. a. to smooth, to

soften

Blandishment, blan'dish-mênt. s. act of fond-
ness, expression of tenderness by gesture
Blank, blank. a. white; unwritten; con-
fused; without rhyme

Blank, blank. s. a void space; a lot by which
nothing is gained; a paper unwritten
Blanket, blank'it. s. a woollen cover for a bed
Blanket, blank'it. v. a. to cover with or toss

in a blanket

Blazonry, bla'zn-ré. s. the art of blazoning
Bleach, bléetsh. v. a. to whiten
Bleak, bleke. a. pale; cold, chill
Bleakness, bleke'nés. s. coldness, chilness
Blear, bleer. a. dim with rheum or water
obscure in general

Blearedness, blée'rêd-nes. s. the state of ha
ing dimmed with rheum

Bleat, bléte. v. n. to cry as a sheep
Bleat, blète. s. the cry of a sheep or lamb
Bleed, bleed. v. n. to lose blood, to run a
drop as blood

Bleed, bleed. v. a. to let blood
Blemish, blem'ish. v. a. to deform; to de
fame
[scar; reproach, disgrace
Blemish, blêm'ish. s. a mark of deformity,
Blend, blend. v. a. to mingle together
Bless, bles. v. a. to make happy; to praise
Blessed, bles'sed. part. a. happy, enjoying
heavenly felicity

Blessedness, blés'sed-nês. s. happiness, felicity
Blessing, blés'sing. s. benediction; the means
of happiness; Divine favour
Blest, blest. part. a. happy
Blew, blu. the pret. of blow

Blight, blite. s. mildew, any thing nipping
or blasting

Blight, blite. v. a. to blast, to hinder from
fertility

Blind, blind. a. without sight, dark; obscure
Blind, blind. v. a. to make blind, to darken
Blind, blind. s. something to hinder the sight;
something to mislead

[vered

Blankly, blank'lè. ad. in a blank manner, with paleness or confusion Blaspheme, blås-fème'. v. a. to speak in Blindfold, blind'fold. v. a. to hinder from seeterms of impious irreverence of God; to ing by blinding the eyes speak evil of Blindfold, olind'fold. a. having the eyes coBlaspheme, blås-fème'. v. n. to speak blas-Blindly, blind'le. ad. without sight; without Blasphemer, blás-fè'mur. s. a wretch that examination, judgment, or direction speaks of God in impious and irreverent Blindinan's Buff, blind-inânz-buf'. s. a childish

terms

[phemy

play [verent with regard to God

[rance

Blasphemous, blas'fe-mus. a. impiously irre-Blindness, blind'nês. s. want of sight; igno-
Blasphemously, blâs'fè-mås-lè. ad. impiously, Blindside, blind-side'. s. weakness, foible
with wicked irreverence
Blink, blink. v. n. to wink; to see obscurely

Blasphemy, blis'fè-mè. s. an offering of in-Blinkard, blink'ård. s. one that has bad eyes
dignity unto God
Bliss, blis. s. the highest degree of happines
felicity

[gree

Blast, blåst. s. a gust, or puff of wind; the sound made by any instrument of wind-Blissful, blis'fil. a. happy in the highest de Blister, blis'tur. s. pustule formed by raising

musick

Blast, blást. v. a. to injure, to invalidate; to
confound

Blatant, bla'tant. a. bellowing as a calí
Blatter, blåt'tur. v. n. to roar

the cuticle from the cutis

Blister, blis'tir. v. n. to rise in blisters
Blister, blis'tur. v. a. to raise blisters by some

hurt

whiteBlithe, bllthe. a. gay, airy

Blaze, blize.. a flame; publication; a
mark upon a horse
Blaze, blaze. v. n. to flame, to be conspicuons
Blaze, bize. v. a. to publish, to make
known; to blazon; to inflame
Blazer, blazúr. s. one that spreads reports

Blithsome, blith'sim. a. gay, cheerfui
Bloat, blote. v. a. to swell
Bloat, blåte. v. to grow turgid
Bloatedness, blo'têd-nês. s. turgidness swell

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Biobberlip, blob'búr-lip. s. a thick lip

Block, blok. s. a short heavy piece of timber; a rough piece of marble; an obstruction, pulley; a blockhead

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Block, blok. v. a. to shut up, to enclose Blockade, blok-kåde'. s. a siege carried on 1 by shutting up the place

-Blockade, blok-kåde'. v. a. to shut up Blockhead, blok'hed. s. a stupid fellow, dolt

Blubber, blúb'bûr. s. the part of a whale
that contains the oil

Blubber, blub'bůr. v. n. to weep in such a
manner as to swell the cheeks
Bludgeon, blud'jún. s. a short stick, with one
[lours
Blue, blù. a. one of the seven original co-
Bluely, blu'le. ad. with a blue colour

end loaded

a Blueness, blu'nes. s. the quality of being blue
Bluff, biif. a. big, surly, blustering
Bluish, bla'ish. a. blue in a small degree
Blunder, blun'dir. v. n. to mistake grossly
[blindly
Blunder, blůn'dur. v. a. to mix foolishly, or
Blunder, blan'dur. s. a gross or shameful mis
take

Blockish, blok'ish. a. stupid, dull
Blockishness, blok'ish-nés. s. stupidity
Blood, blud. s. the red liquor that circulates
in bodies; kindred; murder; state of the
passions; man of fire

Blood, blúd. v. a. to stain with blood; to
inure to blood; to exasperate
Blood-flower, blud flour. s. a plant
Bloodguiltiness, blud-gilt'è-nes. s. murder
Blood-hound, blåd'hound. s. a hound that
follows by the scent
Bloodily, blud'è-lé. ad. cruelly
Bloodiness, blud'e-nes. s. the state of being
bloody

to stumble

Blunderbuss, blun'dur-bus. s. a short gun
Blunderer, blun'dar-ur. s. a blockhead
Blunt, blunt. a. dull; rough, abrupt
Blunt, blunt. v. a. to dull the edge or point
Bluntly, blunt'lè. ad. without sharpness;
coarsely, plainly
[nesa

Bluntness, blunt nés. s. want of edge; rude [without siaughterBlur, blur. s. a blot, a stain

Bloodless, blid'les. a. without blood, dead
Bloodshed, blud'shed. s. the crime of blood,
or murder; slaughter
Bloodshot, blud'shot.
Bloodshotten, blud'shot-tn.

a. filled with

blood bursting from its proper vessels Bloodsucker, blud'suk-ur. s. a leech, a fly, any thing that sucks blood

Blood-thirsty, blud'thurs-tè. a. desirous to

shed blood

Bloody, blud'è. a. stained with blood; cruel,

murderous

Bloom, bloom. s. a blossom; the state of
immaturity

Bloom, blom. v. n. to bring or yield blos-
soms; to be in a state of youth
Bloomy, bloom'me. a. full of bloom, flowery
Blossom, blus'sům. s. the flower that grows
on any plant

Blossom, blos'sum. v. n. to put forth blossoms
Blot, hlot. v. a. to obliterate, to efface, to
erase; to disgrace, to disfigure; to darken
Blot, blot. s. an obliteration of something
written a blur, a spot

Blur, blur. v. a. to blot, to efface; to stain
Blush, blush. v. n. to betray shame or confu-

sion, by a red colour in the cheeks; to
carry a red colour
Blush, blush. s. a red colour in the cheeks;
sudden appearance
[puff
Bluster, blus'tur. v. n. to roar, to bully, to
Bluster, blus'tur. s. roar, noise, tumuit; bois-

terousness

Blasterer, blus'tur-ur. s. a swaggerer, a bully
Blustrous, blus'trus. a. tumultucus, noisy
Bo, bb. interj. a word of terror
Boar, bore. s. the male swine

Board, bord. s. a piece of wood of more
length and breadth than thickness; a table
at which a court is held

Board, bord. v. a. to enter a ship by force;
to lay or pave with boards
Board, bord. v. n. to live in a house where a
certain rate is paid for eating
Board-wages, bòrd-wa'jîz. s. an allowance
for victuals

Boarder, bor'dur. s. one who diets with [skin another

Blotch, blotsh. s. a spot or pustule upon the Boarish, bore'ish. 2. swinish, brutal, cruel Blow, blo. s. a stroke; a single action, a sud-Boast, bost. v. n. to display one's own work den event

Blow, bld. v. n. to move with a current of air; to breathe hard; to sound by being blown; to play musically by wind; to bloom; to blossom

or actions

Boast, bost. . a. to brag of; to magnify,

to exalt

ling
Boast, bost. s. a proud speech; cause of boast-
Boaster, bost'ůr. s. a bragger
Boastful, bost'fül. a. ostentatious
Boastingly, bost'ing-lé. ad. ostentatiously

Blow, bio. v. a. to drive by the force of
the wind; to inflate with wind; to swell
into size; to sound an instrument of wind-Boat, bote. s. a vessel to pass the water in

Boation, bo-a'shun. s. roar, noise

Musick; to infect with the eggs of flies
Blowze, blodze. s. a ruddy fat-faced wench
Blowzy, bize. a. sun-burnt, high-colouredi] bout

Boatman, bote'mân. s. he that manages a

Boatswain, bo'sn. s. an officer on board all Bolt, bolt. v. a. to shut or fasten with a bolt ship, who has charge of all her rigging, Bolt, bolt. v. n. to spring out with speed and cables, and anchors

Bob, bôb. v. a. to beat, to drub; to cheat Bob, bob. v. n. to play backward and forward

Bob, bob. s. something that hangs loose; the words repeated at the end of a stanza; a blow; a short wig

Bobbin, bôb'bin. s. a small pin of wood with

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Bobtailed, hob'tåld. a. having a tail cut
Bobwig, bob'wig. s. a short wig

[of Bode, bode. . a. to portend, to be the omen Bodement, bode'nent. s. portent, omen Bodge, bodje. v. n. to boggle Bodice, bou'dis. s. a sort of stays Bodiless, bed'dé-lès. a. incorporeal, without a body

Bodily, bod'de-lé. a. relating to the body, real Bodily, bod' dé-lè. ad. corporeal Bodkin, bodkin. s. an instrument to draw a thread or riband through a loop Body, bod'dè. s. matter, opposed to spirit; a person; a collective mass; a corpora

tion

Body-clothes, bod'dě-kloze. s. clothing for horses that are dieted

Bog, bog. s. a marsh, a fen, a morass Boggle, bog'gl. v. n. to fly back; to hesitate Boggler, bog'glår. s. a doubter, a timorous

man

Boggy, bug'ge. a. marshy, swampy Boghouse, bog'house. s. a house of office Bobea, bo-he'. s. a species of tea Boil, boil. v. n. to be agitated by heat; to move like boiling water • [water Boil, boll. v. a. to seeth; to dress in boiling Boiler, bolur. s. the vessel in which any thing is boiled

Boisterous, bois'ter-us. a. loud, stormy,

furious

suddenness [from bran Bolter, bolt'ur. s. a sieve to separate meal Bolting-house, bolt'ing-house. s. the place where meal is sifted

Bolus, bo'lus. s. a medicine made into a soft mass, larger than pills

Bomb, bům. s. an iron shell, filled with gunpowder, and furnished with a vent for a fusee, or wooden tube, filled with combustible matter; to be thrown out from a [rel of wine Bombard, bum'bård. s. a great gun; a barBombard, bům-bård'. v. a. to attack with bombs

mortar

Bombardier, bum-hår-dèèr'. s. the engineer

whose office is to shoot bombs Bombardment, bum-bård'ment. s. an attack made by throwing bombs Bombasin, hum-bâ-zéén'. s. a slight silken stuff Bombast, bum'bast. s. fustian; big words Bombast, bum-båst'. a. high-sounding Bombastick, bum-bas'tik. a. high-sounding,

pompous

Bombulation, bum-bd-la'shun. s. sound. noise Bonaroba, bo-na-rò'bá. s. a prostitute Bond, bond. s. a ligament that holds any thing together; union; a writing of obligation

Bondage, bon daje. s. captivity, imprisonment Bondmaid, bond'måde. s. a woman slave Bondman, bond'mån. s. a man slave Bondslave, bond'slave. s. a man in slavery Bondsman, bondz'mån. s. one bound for another

Bondwoman, bond'wim-in. s. a woman slave Bone, bone. s. the solid parts of the body Bone, bone. v. a. to take out the bones from the flesh

Boneless, bone'lês. a. without bones

Bonesetter, bone'set-tur. s. one who sets bones

[tumultuously Bonfire, bon'fire. s. a fire made for triumph Boisterously, bols'ter-us-lè. ad. violently, Bonnet, bôn'nit. s. a hat, a cap Boisterousness, beis'ter-us-nês. s. tumultuous-Bonnily, bon'né-lè. ad. gayly, handsomely

ness, turbulence

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Boldly, bold'le. ad. in a bold manner

Boldness, bold'nés. s. courage, bravery; pudence

Bonny, bon'nè. a handsome, beautiful; gay Bonny-clabber, bôn-né-kláb'bur. s. sour but

termilk

[bones

Bony, bo'ne. a. consisting of bones; full of Booby, b88'be. s. a dull stupid fellow im-Book, book. s. a volume in which we read or

write

Bole, bole. s. a kind of earth; a corn mea-Book, b88k. v. a. to register in a book

sure of six bushels

Boll, bole. s. a round stalk or stem Bolster, bole'stur. s. something laid in the bed, to support the head; a pad or quilt Bolster, bole'stur. v. a. to support, maintain Bolt, hoit. s. an arrow, a dart; a thunderbolt; the bar of a door

Bookbinder, bôôk'bin-dur. s. one who binds books [gested knowledge Bookful, bôôk'fül. a. crowded with undiBookish, book'ish. a. given to books Bookishness, book'ish-nés. s. over-studious[with books ||Book-learning, bôôk'iêrn-Ing. s. acquaintance

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Bookmate, book'måte. s. a schoolfellow

Botanist, bot'a-nist. s. one skilled in plants

Bookseller, bôôk'sél-lúr. s. a man whose pro-Botch, botsh. s. a swelling; a part in any

fession is to sell books

Bookworm, bock'wurm. s. a mite that eats holes in books; a close student

Boom, boom. s. a bar laid across a harbour
Boom, boom. v. n to rush with violence
Boon, boon. s. a gift, a grant

Boon, boon. a. gay, merry
Boor, bôór. a. a lout, a clown
Boorish, boorish. a. clownish, rustick
Boorishness, bôôr'ish-nês. s. coarseness of
[put on boots
Boot, boot. v. a. to profit, to advantage; to
Boot, boot. s. profit, gain, advantage; a co-
vering for the leg; the place under the

manners

coach-box

[boughs

Boot-catcher, boot'kêtsh-ur. s. the person at
an inn who pulls off boots
Booted, boot'èd. a. in boots
Booth, booth. s. a house built of boards, or
Bootless, boot'lés. a. useless, unavailing
Booty, boo'té. s. plunder, pillage
Bopeep, bo-peep'. 8. a play among children
Borachio, bo-rat'tshỏ. s. a drunkard
Borable, ho'rå-bl. a. that may be bored
Borage, bur'idje. a. a plant
Borax, bo'råks. s. an artificial salt
Bordel, bor'del. s. a brothel, a bawdy-house
Border, bor'dur. s. the outer part or edge of
any thing; a bank raised round a garden
Border, bor'dur. v. n. to confine upon; to
approach nearly to

Border, bor'dur. v. a. to adorn with a bor-
der; to reach, to touch
Borderer, bor'dur-ûr. s. he that dwells o..
the borders

Bore, bore. v. a. to pierce in a hole

Bore, bore. v. n. to make a hole; to push forwards to a certain point

Bore, bore. s. the hole made by boring; the

size of a hole

Bore, bore. pret. of bear
Boreal, bo're-ål. a. northern

Bereas, bo'ré-ás. s. the north wind
Boree, bo-rée'. s. a step in dancing
Born, born. part. come into life
Borne, borne. part. carried, supported
Borough, bir'ro. s. a town with a corporation
Borrow, bor'rd. v. a. to ask the use of

work ill finished

Botch, bôtsh. v. a. to mend clumsily; t mark with botches

Botchy, bat'tshẻ. a. marked with botches
Both, both. a. the two

Botn, both. conj. as well

Bottle, bot'tl. s. a small vessel of glass. or other matter; a quantity of wine usually put into a bottle; a quantity cf hay or grass bundled up

Bottle, bot'tl. v. a. to enclose in bottles Bottlescrew, bot'tl-skrbo. s. a screw to pull out the cork

Bottom, bot'tům. s. the lowest part; the foundation; a valley

Bottom, bôt'tům. v. a. to fix upon as a support; to wind upon something Bottom, bôt'tům. v. n. to rest upon as its support [tom, fathomless Bottomless, bot'tum-lês. a. without a botBottomry, bôt'tum-rẻ. s. the act of borrowing money on a ship's bottom Bouge, boodje. v. n. to swell out Bough, boi. s. an arm or large shoot of a Bought, bawt. pret. of to buy

[tree

Bounce, bounse. v. n. to make a sudden leap; to boast, to bully [noise; a boast, a threat Bounce, bounse. s. a sudden blow, crack, or Bouncer, boůn'sûr. s. a boaster, a bully, a liar Bound, bound. s. a limit, a boundary; a leap, a jump

[to restrain

Bound, bound. v. a. to limit, to terminate;
Bound, bound. v. n. to jump, to spring; to
fly back

Bound, boind. part. pass. of bind
Bound, bound. a. destined, intending to come
to any place

Boundary, boun'dâ-rẻ. s. limit, bound
Bounden, boin'den. part. pass. of bind
Boundless, bound'lês. a. unlimited, unconfined
Bounteous, boun'tché-us. a. liberal, kind,
[generously

generous
Bounteously, boun'tché-3s-lẻ. ad. liberally,
Bounteousness, bidn'tché-us-nês. s. munifi-
cence, liberality
[munificent
Bountiful, boun'té-fil. a. liberal, generous,
Bountifully, boun'té-fil-lé. ad. liberally
some-Bountifulness, boun'tè-ful-nês. s. the quality of
being bountiful, generosity

thing for a time; to use as one's own Borrower, bor'rò-år. s. he that Dorrows Boscage, bes'kaje. s. wood, or woodlands Boaky, bos'ké. a. woody

Besom, bỏ'zim. s. the breast, the heart; the tender affections [som; to conceal

Bounty, boun'tè. s. generosity, munificer 29 Bourn, borne. s. a bous.d, a limit; a brook, a

torrent

Bouse, bỏỏze, v. n. to drink lavishly Bousy, boo'zé. a. drunken

Besom, ba'zům. v. a. to enclose in the bo-Bout, hot. s. a turn, as much of an action as Buss, bos. 8. a stud; a thick body of any kind

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