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Bawks, the large Timber Beams that fupport the 

 Roof by Sign-trees, under the Side-wavers, and a 

 Prick-poft under the Rig-tree, Summers or Sum- 

 mer-trees are never contiguous to the Roof, but 

 only the main Beams in a Chamber-Floor. 



Bannock^ &c. *fharfe Cakes. 



A Barn j a Child, S. beapn, ii. Math. 18. 



A Barn, a Garner, S. Math. iii. 12. 



A Barr, a Gate of a Town or City, Mickelgate 

 from, S. mycel, not St. Michael. 



Bawt, without. A Bawl, Bowl. 



Belling^ Matter mix'd with Blood running out of a 

 Sore. 



Benefon, Benedi£tion. 



A Benkit, a fmall Wood VefTel with a Cover that's 

 loofe, and fitted with Notches to two prominent 

 Lags that have a String thro' them to carry it by. 



To Bezle, wafte, embezle. 



To Bid or Bead, to pray, from S. bea&e oratio. 



To Blare, to put out the Tongue. 



To Blate or Bleit, proper to a Calf's or Sheep's 

 Voice. 



Bleak, expofed to the Weather, it ftands bleak. 



A Binding, a Hazel Rod, or Thorn, 2 or 3 Yards 

 long, fo called, becaufe ufed for binding the Hedge- 

 tops. 



Blew Milk, skimm'd Milk. 

 Blind-mans-buffe, a Play. 

 Bloa, black and blue. 



A Blowfe or Blawze, proper to Women % a Blof- 

 fom, a wild rinifh Girl, proud light Skirts. 



A Bloated Look, a bloa, dusky, dark Countenance, 

 caufed by Intemperance moftly. 



To Boken, to naufeate 3 ready to vomit, 



The Booght of the Elbow. 



Boons or Booyns, Foul and fometimes Labour^ to be 

 given to the Landlord, oyer aqd aboye the Rent, 

 from the French Boon. 



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