94 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Broke-bellied. Ruptured. N.W. 
Brook-Sparrow. Salicaria phragmitis, the Sedge Warbler; from one of — 
its commonest notes resembling that of a sparrow. (Great Hstate, ch. 7; 
Wild Life, ch. 3.) N.W. 
Brow. (1) adj. Brittle. (A.B.H.) Vrow at Clyffe Pypard. N.W.. 
*(2) mn. A fragment (Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxii, p. 109.) N.W. 
(Cherhill.) 
Brown. “A brown day,” a gloomy day. (H.) N.W. 
Bruckle. (Generally with off or away.) To crumble away, as some kinds 
of stone when exposed to the weather (Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxii., p. 
109); to break off easily, as the dead leaves on a dry branch of fir. N.W. 
Bruckley. Brittle, crumbly, friable, not coherent. N. & S.W. 
Brush, “The brush of a tree,” its branches or head. N.W. 
Bubby-head. Cottus gobio, the Bullhead. N. & S.W.. 
Buck. A “buck,” or “book,” of clothes, a large wash. N.W. 
Bucking. A quantity of clothes to be washed. (A.) N.W. 
Bullpoll ; Bullpull. Aira cespitosa, L., the rough tufts of tussocky grass 
which grow in damp places in the fields, and have to be cut up with a heavy 
hoe. (Great Estate, ch.2; Gamekeeper at Home, ch. 8.) N.W. 
Bull Stag. A bull which, having been superannuated as regards breeding 
purposes, is castrated and put to work, being stronger than an ordinary 
bullock. N.W., now almost obsolete, 
Bulrushes. Caltha palustris, L., Marsh Marigold; from some nursery. 
legend that Moses was hidden among its large leaves. S.W., rarely. 
Bumble-berry. Fruit of Rosa canina, L., Dog-rose. N.W. 
Bunce. (1) 2. Ablow. “Gie un a good bunce in the ribs.” N.W. 
(2) ». To punch or strike. ; N.W. 
Bunched. Of oats or beans, planted in bunches instead of rows. (D.) N. 
&S.W. 
Bunny. A brick arch, or wooden bridge, covered with earth, across a “ drawn” 
or carriage in a water-meadow, just wide enough to allow a hay-waggon to 
pass over. N.W. 
Bunt. (1) ». To push with the head, as a calf does its dam’s udder (A.) ; 
to push or shove up. N.W. 
(2) 2. A push or shove. N,W. 
(8) m. A short thick needle, as a “ tailor’s bunt.” 
(4) Hence sometimes applied to a short thickset person. : 
Bur. The sweetbread of a calf or lamb. (A.) N.W. 
