DICTIONARY B
BANE - BAZZ
BANE - BANPZ
BANE
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild expletive
n. 1. a800 obs. - a slayer or murderer; one who causes the death or destruction of another
n. 2. a1000 obs. - that which causes death or destroys life
n. 3. c1175 obs. - murder, death, destruction
n. 4. c1440 obs. - a prelude of a play
n. 5. 1499 obs. - a proclamation of a marriage
n. 6. 1580 Eng. dial. - poison
n. 7. 1580 Eng. dial. - ruin
n. 8. c1782 Sc. - a person, each member of a group
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an industrious, diligent, persevering man
vb. 1. 1578 obs. - to kill; said esp. of poison
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wither
BANED
adj. 1. 1568 obs. - ruined, destroyed; injured, hurt
adj. 2. 1821 Sc. obs. - evil-disposed, envious
BANES
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - the banns of matrimony
BANEMAN
n. 1870 arch. - a murderer
BANEOUR
n. 1825 Sc. - a standard-bearer
BANER
n. 1605 rare - he who kills, poisons, destroys, or ruins
BANERMAN
n. 1825 Sc. - a standard-bearer
BANES
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - the banns of matrimony
BANESMAN
n. 1870 arch. - a murderer
BANEUR
n. Bk1862 - a standard-bearer
BANFF BAILIES
n. 1881 Sc. - the large, white snowy-looking clouds that rise along the horizon; looked upon as the forerunners of foul weather
BANG
adj. 1. 1791 Sc. - vehement, violent
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - agile and powerful
adj. 3. Bk1913 S. Afr. - fearful, afraid
adv. 1. 1847 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly
adv. 2. 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial. - thoroughly, completely, exactly
int. E20 US euphemism - damn!
n. 1. 1644 obs. rare - a drubbing, defeat
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a group, a crowd, a great number
n. 3. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance
n. 4. 1879 colloq. - a 'thumping' lie
n. 5. Bk1888 Aust. sl. - a person rated according to their sexual ability, as a 'good bang'
n. 6. 1922 US sl. - an injection or inhalation of cocaine, morphine, or heroin
n. 7. 1931 sl. - an act of sexual intercourse
n. 8. 1932 US sl. - a handsome man
n. 9. 1948 US sl. - the sudden effect of a drug
n. 10. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - the homosexual who prefers the passive role in anal intercourse
n. 11. Bk1998 sl. - straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 12. 20C colloq. - a startling or sudden effect
n. 13. E20 Aust. sl. - a brothel
n. 14. E20 US drug culture sl. - a puff of a marijuana cigarette
n. 15. M20 US drug culture sl. - narcotics in general
vb. 1. 1604 - to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly
vb. 2. 1604 - to defeat, to worst; to surpass, to excel, to outdo; to overcome, to overpower; to overwhelm
vb. 3. 1698 sl. - to have sexual intercourse with
vb. 4. 1809 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to move, work, speak, etc., with rapidity; to rush violently
vb. 5. 1884 - on the Stock Exchange: to depress prices, the market
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to throw or thrust violently
vb. 7. 19C - to dock the tail of a horse, etc.
vb. 8. 1926 US drug culture sl. - to inject narcotics intravenously
vb. 9. 2001 UK drug culture sl. - to swallow a tablet
BANG-A-BONK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sit lazily on a bank
BANG A REEFER
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. - to smoke marijuana
BANG ARTIST
n. 1960s homosexual sl. - a homosexual who is the active partner in anal intercourse
BANG BANAGHER
vb. a1845 - to surpass everything
BANG-BANG-BANG
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a person one has sex with once
BANG-BEGGAR
n. 1. 1715 Eng. dial. - a constable or beadle; a parish officer; a person who kept off noisy intruders during church time
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach; a vagabond
BANG-BELLIED
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. - having a large paunch
BANG-BELLY
n. 1935 W. Indies - a starving child
BANGBROEK
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a coward, a poltroon
BANG-DOLLOP
n. 1895 Sc. - the entire collection, the whole number
BANGE
n. 1. 1839 Eng. dial. - light, fine rain; drizzle
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a rest, a sleep
vb. 1. 1886 Amer. dial. - to idle about, to loaf; to take advantage of another's hospitality
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to drizzle
vb. 3. L19 Aust. sl. - to rest, to sleep
BANG EARS
vb. 1946 US Navy & Marine Corps usage - to ingratiate oneself with someone by means of flattery or the like; to curry favour
BANGED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - under the influence of drink
BANGED AWAY
adj. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage - locked up in one's cell; in prison
BANGED TO RIGHTS
adj. 20C sl., orig. US, esp. criminals' usage - caught in the act, caught red-handed
BANGED-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. - stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 20C sl. - of a building or place: locked up
adj. 3. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage - locked up in one's cell; in prison
adj. 4. 20C sl. - of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work
adj. 5. 20C sl. - of people: beaten up, injured
adj. 6. 20C sl. - trapped
BANGED UP TO THE EYES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BANGEISTER
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a braggart, a bully; a violent and disorderly person who regards no law but his own will
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a victor
n. 3. 1825 Sc. - a loose woman
BANGELLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - knocked about, hustled
BANGER
n. 1. 1814 sl. - an outstanding lie
n. 2. 1843 US students' sl. - a bludgeon
n. 3. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a large person
n. 4. 1860 Eng. dial. - anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind
n. 5. 1876 Eng. dial. - a violent blow
n. 6. 1898 sl. - a violent kiss
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a pitchfork with three prongs
n. 8. 19C - a person who lies
n. 9. 1919 sl. - a sausage
n. 10. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 11. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something heavy
n. 12. 1951 Amer. dial. - a banjo
n. 13. 1950s sl. - one who hits hard
n. 14. 1950s sl. - one who injects narcotics
n. 15. 1960s sl. - a worn-out person
n. 16. 1960s sl. - one who copulates
n. 17. 1977 US sl. - an aggressive boxer
n. 18. 1985 US police & criminals' sl. - a gang member
n. 19. 1986 sl. - a hypodermic needle and syringe
n. 20. Bk1998 sl. - straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 21. Bk1999 - in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup
n. 22. 20C - a type of firework that explodes loudly
n. 23. 20C colloq. - an old decrepit car
n. 24. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a clumsy, ineffective pool or billiards player
n. 25. Bk2006 US sl. - the front bumper of a vehicle
BANGERS
n. 20C sl. - the testicles
BANG FOR
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stand godfather or godmother to a child
BANG FOR ONE'S BUCK
n. 20C colloq. - value for money
BANG FULL
adj.1888 Eng. dial. - brimful, quite full
BANG HOUSE
n. 1984 Amer. sl. - a brothel
BANGIE
adj. 1 1888 Sc. - irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 2. 1894 Sc. - impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
n. 1870 Sc. - a policeman, a constable
BANGING
adj. 1. 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial. - large, huge
adj. 2. 1864 colloq. - excellent; overwhelming
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. - good, exciting
adj. 4. Bk2006 US sl. - good-looking, attractive
adj. 5. Bk2006 US sl. - of music: loud
n. 1789 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a defeat
BANG IN SICK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to call in sick
BANG IN THE ARM
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an injection of narcotics
BANGISTER
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a burly, rough, violent fellow; a bully; a braggart
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a loose woman
BANGISTER-SWIPE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to deceive by artful means
BANG IT ABOUT
vb. c1600 obs. - to come to blows, to fight it out
BANG IT OUT
vb. 1. 1622 obs. - to come to blows, to fight it out
vb. 2. World War II Amer. sl. - to quarrel
BANG-JING
n. 1895 Sc. - the whole lot
BANGLADESHI
n. 1971 - a native or inhabitant of the People's Republic of Bangladesh formed in 1971, formerly the province of East Pakistan
BANGLE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. - the cut branch of a tree, the larger piece of wood in a faggot
vb. 1. 1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to waste, to fritter away, to squander
vb. 2. 1622 obs. - to flap, to hang loosely
vb. 3. 1858 Eng. dial. - to droop, to hang down, as the brim of a hat, etc.
vb. 4. 1878 Eng. dial. - to ramble without a fixed purpose; to bustle about awkwardly and fruitlessly
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down, such as corn by wind or rain
BANGLE AWAY
vb. 1621 obs. - to fritter away, to squander
BANGLED UP
adj. 1879-81 Eng. dial. - covered
BANGLE-EAR
n. 1725 - one hanging loosely or flapping, like a spaniel's
BANGLE-EARED
adj. 1567 - having ears that hang loosely
BANGLE UP
vb. 1769 Sc. obs. - to swell
BANG LIKE A HAMMER ON A NAIL
vb. Aust. sl. - to have sex vigorously
BANGLING
n. 1. 1612 obs. - petty, frivolous contention; squabbling
n. 2. 1894 Eng. dial. - a hanging about, wandering idly
BANG MAN
n. 1. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a mob killer or hired killer
n. 2. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a safecracker who uses explosives
BANGNUE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a great fuss or bustle about something trivial; much ado about nothing
BANGO
n. 1951 Amer. dial. - an identification tag
BANG-OFF
adv. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
adv. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
vb. 1814 Sc. - (as 'bang off') of a gun: to fire, to let off
BANG ON
adj. 1. 20C Brit. colloq. - excellent
adj. 2. 20C Brit. colloq. - with absolute accuracy
vb. 1959 sl. - to talk repetitiously about a particular subject
BANG ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL
vb. 20C - to try to achieve something impossible
BANG-OUT
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
adv. 1884 Eng. dial. - altogether, thoroughly
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - (as 'bang out') to depart hurriedly, as in a temper
BANG PEOPLE'S HEADS TOGETHER
vb. 1957 sl. - to reprimand a group of people, often in order to get them to cooperate
BANG-PITCHER
n. 1639 obs. - a drunkard
BANGREE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - an ill-natured, ungovernable woman; a contentious, irritable, scolding woman
BANGREL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - an ill-natured, ungovernable woman
BANG ROOM
n. E20 US drug culture sl. - a room where drugs are used
BANGSGRIP
n. 1908 Sc. - a firm, determined, strong grip
BANGS LIKE A DUNNY DOOR IN A GALE
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a crude description of a promiscuous woman
BANGSOME
adj. 1788 Sc. obs. - quarrelsome
BANG SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1965 Amer. sl. - to talk or complain at length to
BANGSTER
adj. 19C Sc. - rough, violent
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Sc. - a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug
n. 2. c1783 obs. exc. Sc. - one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror
n. 3. 1825 - a sexually loose woman; a prostitute
n. 4. 1918 drug addicts' sl. - an addict who injects narcotics
n. 5. 1929 US drug culture sl. - a narcotics addict
BANG-STRAW
n. 1785 - one who threshes with a flail; also, a thatcher or any farm-worker
BANGSTREE, BANGSTRIE
n. 1701 Sc. - violence to person or property
BANGSTRY
n. 1594 obs. rare - the action of a bangster; masterful violence
BANG-SWANG
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - headlong, without thought
BANGTAIL
n. 1. 1699 sl., orig. UK - (as 'bang-tail') a prostitute
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. - a racehorse
vb. 1940s US sl. - to hurry
BANGTAIL MUSTER
n. Aust. hist. - a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
BANG THE BANJO
vb. 1970s US sl. - to masturbate
BANG-THE-BEGGAR
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a constable; a beadle
BANG THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BANG THE BOX
vb. 20C Amer. sl. - to play dance music on a piano
BANG THE BUSH
vb. 1839 - to surpass everything that has gone before
BANG THE GONG
vb. L19 US drug culture sl. - to smoke opium
BANG THROUGH THE ELEPHANT
vb. 19C sl. - to plumb the depths of dissipation
BANG TO RIGHTS
phr. 1904 Brit. sl. - said of a criminal who is caught red-handed
BANG-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. - stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 1834 Eng. & Amer. dial. - very good, first-rate, splendid, excellent
adj. 3. 1865 Eng. dial. - honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual
adj. 4. E19 sl. - drunk
adj. 5. M19 US sl. - impoverished, penniless
adj. 6. M19 US sl. - finished
n. 1. 1811 - a dandy; a man of fashion
n. 2. 1835 Anglo-Irish & US - an overcoat with a cape and high collar
n. 3. 1950s UK prison sl. - imprisonment within one's cell, without association or exercise
n. 4. 1950s UK prison sl. - the shutting of a cell door at the end of a prison day
vb. 1. 1950 prison sl. - to lock up a prisoner in his or her cell, esp. for the night
vb. 2. 20C sl. - in gambling: to close a game or table
vb. 3. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to do violence
vb. 4. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to inject drugs
vb. 5. 2000 UK sl. - to prepare marijuana as a cigarette
BANG-UP BABE
n. Bk1942 Amer. students' sl. - an attractive girl
BANG-UP TO DICK
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
BANG-UP TO THE MARK
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
BANG WAGON
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - an ambulance
BANG-WORDS
n. 1906 colloq. - explosive epithets; swear words
BANGY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of weather: drizzling, overcast; misty; stormy
adj. 2. 1859 Brit. sl. - brown
adj. 3. 1888 Sc. - irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 4. 1894 Sc. - impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
adj. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1859 Brit. sl. - brown sugar
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - a buggy without any top
BANGY-WALLAH
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - a carrier of parcels
BANHOF QUEEN
n. Bk1984 US military usage - a streetwalker
BANI
n. 1908 Sc. - a bad cold; bad treatment or usage; a drubbing in a fight; a serious injury, a deadly wound
BANIAN
n. 1. 1687 - in Bengal: a native broker attached to a house of business, or a person similarly employed by a private gentleman
n. 2. Bk1867 - a Hindu who abstains from animal food
BANIAN-DAY
n. 1851 Eng. dial. - a day when little or no food is to be had, or when the scraps remaining from the previous days are consumed
BANICAL
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a broken-down horse or mule
BANIO
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - a bath-house
BANISH
vb. 1494 obs. - to clear out; to empty
BANISHED MAN
n. 1398 obs. - an outlaw, a bandit
BANJA
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a banjo
BANJAX
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat; to ruin or destroy, often as a result of incompetence
BANJAXED
adj. 1. 20C teen & high school sl. - demolished; destroyed; ruined, as a car
adj. 2. Bk2006 US sl. - alcohol intoxicated
BANJEE BOY, BANJY BOY
n. 1997 African-American sl. - a homosexual man who dresses as if he were part of the heterosexual hip-hop culture
BANJER
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a banjo
BANJER-SHANKS
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a nickname for a thin man
BANJI
n. M20 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BANJIE
n. 1866 Sc. - a great number; generally applied to a rude, disorderly mob
BANJO
n. 1. Bk1892 sl. - a hospital bed-pan
n. 2. 1930 sl. - a long-handled shovel with a wide blade
n. 3. 1990 US sl. - in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
n. 4. 20C sl. - any banjo-shaped object, esp. a frying pan
BANJOEY
n. 1909 sl. - a banjo player
BANJO EYES
n. 1928 US sl. - a person who has large, wide-open eyes
BANJO HITTER
n. 1942 US sl. - in baseball: a weak hitter who seams to 'strum' the ball as one would a banjo; one who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
BANJOIST
n. 1880 - one who plays a banjo
BANJOLIN
n. 1889 - a musical instrument combining the characteristics of the banjo and mandolin, used in ragtime music
BANJO-SWINGER
n. 1918 Aust. sl. - a manual labourer
BANJULELE
n. 1925 - a stringed musical instrument of a type between a banjo and a ukulele
BANK
n. 1. 1205 obs. exc. Sc. - a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from
n. 2. c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - a high ground, height, hill
n. 3. c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - the sea-coast or shore; a beach
n. 4. 1474 obs. - the shop, office, or place of business of a money-dealer
n. 5. 1515 obs. - a sum of money; an amount; a 'pile'
n. 6. 1567 obs. - the table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money
n. 7. 1577 obs. rare - a shelf
n. 8. 1667 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an anthill
n. 9. 1719 - a bed of oysters, mussels, etc.
n. 10. 1891 Eng. dial. - the road up a steep hillside
n. 11. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
n. 12. 20C US sl. - a privy, the place where one makes a 'deposit'
n. 13. 20C teen & high school sl. - cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of clouds: to gather in masses
vb. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat
vb. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - to become bankrupt, to fail
vb. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. - to make bankrupt
BANKABLE
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a star whose presence in a film virtually guarantees investors and audiences
BANK BARN
n. 1894 Amer. dial. - a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels
BANK BEAVERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage - river-men or river rats driving the rear on a log drive
BANK BURSTER
n. 1880 US obs. criminals' usage - a bank robber who uses explosives to enter vaults and safes
BANKER
n. 1. 1311 obs. - a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair
n. 2. 1484 obs. - orig. a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 3. 1526 obs. - a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender
n. 4. 1534 obs. - orig. a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 5. 1591 sl. obs. rare - a bowls player who dishonestly manipulates the outcome of a game to ensure that an accomplice wins money from the bets placed on it
n. 6. a1627 - a labourer who makes or repairs the banks of waterways; spec. one who digs drains, ditches, etc.; chiefly used in the eastern counties of England
n. 7. 1646 hist. rare - a person who lends money to the poor through a charitable establishment
n. 8. 1704 Amer. dial. - a vessel or person engaged in fishing for cod off the banks of Newfoundland
n. 9. 1706 - in certain gambling and board games: the person in charge of the bank
n. 10. 1750 Amer. dial. - an inhabitant of the outer banks of the North Carolina seacoast
n. 11. 1825 Sc. obs. - one who buys corn sold by auction
n. 12. 1826 - one who keeps the 'bank' in a gambling house; the dealer, in some games of chance
n. 13. 1885 Eng. dial. - one who becomes bankrupt
n. 14. Bk1891 Eng. sl. - a father
n. 15. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cushion
n. 16. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a man who works on the pit-bank, as opposed to miners working in the pit
n. 17. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mason who constructs banks, lays pavements, etc.
n. 18. Bk1910 - one who makes a business of picking up wreckage on the coast of California
n. 19. 1922 criminals' sl. - anyone who financially backs a robbery, confidence game, or gambling operation
n. 20. 1924 criminals' sl. - a dishonest bank employee
n. 21. 1933 US criminals' sl. - a bank robber
n. 22. 1938 - a dependable person; one who can be relied on for something
n. 23. Bk1988 criminals' sl. - a casino or gambling house owner or operator who may become involved in crime by using gangsters to protect him from other gangsters or to help collect gambling debts; a financier of a drug-importing ring - the one least likely ever to be arrested or jailed
n. 24. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. - a stream almost overflowing its banks
BANKERESS
n. 1. 1825 obs. - a banker's wife
n. 2. 1883 rare - a female banker
BANKERING
n. 1668 obs. - occupation as a banker, banking
BANKEROUT
n. Bk1849 Eng. dial. - a bankrupt
BANKERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage - lumberjacks who pile logs on the banking ground
BANKER'S SET
n. 20C sl. - in dominoes; 3-2
BANK FISHERMAN
n. 1. 1782 - an angler who fishes from the bank of a river, lake, etc., rather than a boat
n. 2. 1883 hist. - a fisherman who works in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland
BANK-FULL
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - full to the brim, quite filled up
BANKIE
n. 1887 US criminals' sl. - a bank robber
BANKING MAN
n. Bk1875 Eng. dial. - a navvy, or bank mender, a banker
BANKMAN
n. 1. 1598 obs. - an overlooker above ground at a coal-mine
n. 2. 1901 US criminals' sl. obs. - a bank robber
BANK-MANAGER
n. 1884 obs. rare - in mining: the superintendent at a pit's mouth
BANK-MASTER
n. c1618 obs. - the manager or proprietor of a bank
BANK MOB
n. 1920 police sl. - gang of bank robbers
BANK MONGER
n. 1814 obs. - one who conducts banking business
BANK NURSE
n. 1974 - a nurse who provides temporary cover as a result of staff shortages or short term unfilled vacancies
BANK-RIDERS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - men who ride the coal-wagons or trucks moving on self-acting inclines, or inclines worked by ropes and hauling engines, on the surface or 'bank' of a pit
BANKROLLER
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROLL GUY
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROLL MAN
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROPE
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - a bankrupt
vb. 1834 Sc. - to become bankrupt
BANKROUT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bankrupt
BANKRUPT
n. 1. 1533 obs. - a person who defrauds his or her creditors, or avoids paying his or her debts; one who has brought himself into debt by reckless expenditure or riotous living; a fugitive from his creditors; a broken man in sanctuary or outlawry
n. 2. 1586 - one hopelessly in debt; one who has lost all his means, and is without resources
BANKRUPTISM
n. 1606 obs. - bankruptcy
BANKRUPTSHIP
n. 1656 obs. rare - bankruptcy
BANKRUPTURE
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - bankrupt
n. 1617 obs. rare - bankruptcy
BANKS
n. 1. 1855 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the seashore
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - precipitous rocks or crags
BANK-SET
adj. 1811 Sc. - full of little eminences and acclivities
BANKSIDE BEAUTY
n. 1820 UK sl. - a prostitute, a harlot
BANKSIDE LADY
n. 1630 UK sl. - a prostitute
BANKSIDE WENCH
n. 1614 UK sl. - a prostitute
BANKSMAN
n. 1. 1486 - in mining: a person who works at the mouth of a pit, supervising the loading of coal and the lowering and raising of the cage
n. 2. 1956 Brit. - a worker at a building site who guides or directs the use and movement of cranes, vehicles, etc., to ensure that it is conducted safely
BANK-SNATCHER
n. 1890 obs. - a bank robber
BANK SNEAK
n. 1. 1872 US criminals' sl. - one of a gang of thieves who rob banks by stealth during business hours
n. 2. 1872 police & criminals' sl. - a sneak thief who steals bonds or securities from banks
BANKSTER
n. 1. 1885 obs. - a person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream
n. 2. 1893 US obs., humorous usage - a nickname for a person employed in banking or associated with managing money
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a victor, conqueror
n. 4. 1931 orig. & chiefly US, derogatory - a banker seen as profiteering or dishonest; a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
BANKSTERSHIP
n. 1866 Sc. - force, violence
BANKY
adj. 1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - inclined like a bank or hillside; hilly
BANNA
n. 1994 W. Indies teen usage - a young man or woman
BANNALANNA
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a woman who sells ale over the counter
BANNANNER
n. 1867 Amer. dial. - a banana
BANNED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: having had the banns of marriage published
BANNEE
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. - to contradict rudely
BANNEOUR
n. 1297 obs. - a banner-bearer, a standard-bearer
BANNER
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - the female pubic hair
n. 2. 1925 Sc. - a banner-bearer
vb. 1948 Amer. dial. - to challenge, to dare; to goad
BANNER-BEARER
n. c1440 - a standard-bearer, an ensign
BANNER CARRIER
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a tramp who walks the street all night
BANNERER
n. 1. c1340 obs. exc. hist. - one who carries a banner; a standard-bearer
n. 2. 1484 obs. - a knight conferred for valiant deeds
BANNERET
n. 1297 - orig. a knight able and entitled to bring a company of vassals into the field under his own banner, and who ranked next to a baron and above other knights; commonly used as a title or rank of dignity, and contrasted with 'knight', though sometimes with 'bachelor'
BANNERMAN
n. a1500 Sc. arch. - a standard-bearer, an ensign
BANNEROL
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BANNER STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Texas
BANNICK
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to chase, to hunt about
BANNICKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANNIEL
n. 1858 Sc. - a bundle, a package
BANNIER
n. Bk1880 obs. - a banner-bearer
BANNING
n. 1678 Sc. - swearing, curses
BANNISTER
n. Bk1891 sl. - a traveller in distress
BANNITION
n. a1644 obs. - banishment, expulsion, esp. from a university
BANNITUS
n. Bk1708 obs. - an outlaw, or banished man, an exile
BANNOCK
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to lounge about idly
BANNOCK-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a flat face and a short nose
BANNOCK-HIVE
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - corpulence induced by eating plentifully; a corpulent person
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a corpulent person
BANNOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANNO-DISTY
adj. 1929 Sc. - ill-humoured
BANNS
n. 1. a1328 - proclamation or public notice given in church of an intended marriage, in order that those who know of any impediment thereto may have opportunity of lodging objections
n. 2. 1440 obs. - proclamation or prologue of a play
BANNUT
n. 1. c1450 obs. - the filbert
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - the walnut; also applied to the growing tree itself
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild expletive
n. 1. a800 obs. - a slayer or murderer; one who causes the death or destruction of another
n. 2. a1000 obs. - that which causes death or destroys life
n. 3. c1175 obs. - murder, death, destruction
n. 4. c1440 obs. - a prelude of a play
n. 5. 1499 obs. - a proclamation of a marriage
n. 6. 1580 Eng. dial. - poison
n. 7. 1580 Eng. dial. - ruin
n. 8. c1782 Sc. - a person, each member of a group
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an industrious, diligent, persevering man
vb. 1. 1578 obs. - to kill; said esp. of poison
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wither
BANED
adj. 1. 1568 obs. - ruined, destroyed; injured, hurt
adj. 2. 1821 Sc. obs. - evil-disposed, envious
BANES
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - the banns of matrimony
BANEMAN
n. 1870 arch. - a murderer
BANEOUR
n. 1825 Sc. - a standard-bearer
BANER
n. 1605 rare - he who kills, poisons, destroys, or ruins
BANERMAN
n. 1825 Sc. - a standard-bearer
BANES
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - the banns of matrimony
BANESMAN
n. 1870 arch. - a murderer
BANEUR
n. Bk1862 - a standard-bearer
BANFF BAILIES
n. 1881 Sc. - the large, white snowy-looking clouds that rise along the horizon; looked upon as the forerunners of foul weather
BANG
adj. 1. 1791 Sc. - vehement, violent
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - agile and powerful
adj. 3. Bk1913 S. Afr. - fearful, afraid
adv. 1. 1847 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly
adv. 2. 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial. - thoroughly, completely, exactly
int. E20 US euphemism - damn!
n. 1. 1644 obs. rare - a drubbing, defeat
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a group, a crowd, a great number
n. 3. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance
n. 4. 1879 colloq. - a 'thumping' lie
n. 5. Bk1888 Aust. sl. - a person rated according to their sexual ability, as a 'good bang'
n. 6. 1922 US sl. - an injection or inhalation of cocaine, morphine, or heroin
n. 7. 1931 sl. - an act of sexual intercourse
n. 8. 1932 US sl. - a handsome man
n. 9. 1948 US sl. - the sudden effect of a drug
n. 10. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - the homosexual who prefers the passive role in anal intercourse
n. 11. Bk1998 sl. - straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 12. 20C colloq. - a startling or sudden effect
n. 13. E20 Aust. sl. - a brothel
n. 14. E20 US drug culture sl. - a puff of a marijuana cigarette
n. 15. M20 US drug culture sl. - narcotics in general
vb. 1. 1604 - to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly
vb. 2. 1604 - to defeat, to worst; to surpass, to excel, to outdo; to overcome, to overpower; to overwhelm
vb. 3. 1698 sl. - to have sexual intercourse with
vb. 4. 1809 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to move, work, speak, etc., with rapidity; to rush violently
vb. 5. 1884 - on the Stock Exchange: to depress prices, the market
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to throw or thrust violently
vb. 7. 19C - to dock the tail of a horse, etc.
vb. 8. 1926 US drug culture sl. - to inject narcotics intravenously
vb. 9. 2001 UK drug culture sl. - to swallow a tablet
BANG-A-BONK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sit lazily on a bank
BANG A REEFER
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. - to smoke marijuana
BANG ARTIST
n. 1960s homosexual sl. - a homosexual who is the active partner in anal intercourse
BANG BANAGHER
vb. a1845 - to surpass everything
BANG-BANG-BANG
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a person one has sex with once
BANG-BEGGAR
n. 1. 1715 Eng. dial. - a constable or beadle; a parish officer; a person who kept off noisy intruders during church time
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach; a vagabond
BANG-BELLIED
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. - having a large paunch
BANG-BELLY
n. 1935 W. Indies - a starving child
BANGBROEK
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a coward, a poltroon
BANG-DOLLOP
n. 1895 Sc. - the entire collection, the whole number
BANGE
n. 1. 1839 Eng. dial. - light, fine rain; drizzle
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a rest, a sleep
vb. 1. 1886 Amer. dial. - to idle about, to loaf; to take advantage of another's hospitality
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to drizzle
vb. 3. L19 Aust. sl. - to rest, to sleep
BANG EARS
vb. 1946 US Navy & Marine Corps usage - to ingratiate oneself with someone by means of flattery or the like; to curry favour
BANGED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - under the influence of drink
BANGED AWAY
adj. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage - locked up in one's cell; in prison
BANGED TO RIGHTS
adj. 20C sl., orig. US, esp. criminals' usage - caught in the act, caught red-handed
BANGED-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. - stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 20C sl. - of a building or place: locked up
adj. 3. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage - locked up in one's cell; in prison
adj. 4. 20C sl. - of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work
adj. 5. 20C sl. - of people: beaten up, injured
adj. 6. 20C sl. - trapped
BANGED UP TO THE EYES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BANGEISTER
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a braggart, a bully; a violent and disorderly person who regards no law but his own will
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a victor
n. 3. 1825 Sc. - a loose woman
BANGELLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - knocked about, hustled
BANGER
n. 1. 1814 sl. - an outstanding lie
n. 2. 1843 US students' sl. - a bludgeon
n. 3. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a large person
n. 4. 1860 Eng. dial. - anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind
n. 5. 1876 Eng. dial. - a violent blow
n. 6. 1898 sl. - a violent kiss
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a pitchfork with three prongs
n. 8. 19C - a person who lies
n. 9. 1919 sl. - a sausage
n. 10. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 11. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something heavy
n. 12. 1951 Amer. dial. - a banjo
n. 13. 1950s sl. - one who hits hard
n. 14. 1950s sl. - one who injects narcotics
n. 15. 1960s sl. - a worn-out person
n. 16. 1960s sl. - one who copulates
n. 17. 1977 US sl. - an aggressive boxer
n. 18. 1985 US police & criminals' sl. - a gang member
n. 19. 1986 sl. - a hypodermic needle and syringe
n. 20. Bk1998 sl. - straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 21. Bk1999 - in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup
n. 22. 20C - a type of firework that explodes loudly
n. 23. 20C colloq. - an old decrepit car
n. 24. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a clumsy, ineffective pool or billiards player
n. 25. Bk2006 US sl. - the front bumper of a vehicle
BANGERS
n. 20C sl. - the testicles
BANG FOR
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stand godfather or godmother to a child
BANG FOR ONE'S BUCK
n. 20C colloq. - value for money
BANG FULL
adj.1888 Eng. dial. - brimful, quite full
BANG HOUSE
n. 1984 Amer. sl. - a brothel
BANGIE
adj. 1 1888 Sc. - irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 2. 1894 Sc. - impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
n. 1870 Sc. - a policeman, a constable
BANGING
adj. 1. 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial. - large, huge
adj. 2. 1864 colloq. - excellent; overwhelming
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. - good, exciting
adj. 4. Bk2006 US sl. - good-looking, attractive
adj. 5. Bk2006 US sl. - of music: loud
n. 1789 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a defeat
BANG IN SICK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to call in sick
BANG IN THE ARM
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an injection of narcotics
BANGISTER
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a burly, rough, violent fellow; a bully; a braggart
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a loose woman
BANGISTER-SWIPE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to deceive by artful means
BANG IT ABOUT
vb. c1600 obs. - to come to blows, to fight it out
BANG IT OUT
vb. 1. 1622 obs. - to come to blows, to fight it out
vb. 2. World War II Amer. sl. - to quarrel
BANG-JING
n. 1895 Sc. - the whole lot
BANGLADESHI
n. 1971 - a native or inhabitant of the People's Republic of Bangladesh formed in 1971, formerly the province of East Pakistan
BANGLE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. - the cut branch of a tree, the larger piece of wood in a faggot
vb. 1. 1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to waste, to fritter away, to squander
vb. 2. 1622 obs. - to flap, to hang loosely
vb. 3. 1858 Eng. dial. - to droop, to hang down, as the brim of a hat, etc.
vb. 4. 1878 Eng. dial. - to ramble without a fixed purpose; to bustle about awkwardly and fruitlessly
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down, such as corn by wind or rain
BANGLE AWAY
vb. 1621 obs. - to fritter away, to squander
BANGLED UP
adj. 1879-81 Eng. dial. - covered
BANGLE-EAR
n. 1725 - one hanging loosely or flapping, like a spaniel's
BANGLE-EARED
adj. 1567 - having ears that hang loosely
BANGLE UP
vb. 1769 Sc. obs. - to swell
BANG LIKE A HAMMER ON A NAIL
vb. Aust. sl. - to have sex vigorously
BANGLING
n. 1. 1612 obs. - petty, frivolous contention; squabbling
n. 2. 1894 Eng. dial. - a hanging about, wandering idly
BANG MAN
n. 1. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a mob killer or hired killer
n. 2. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a safecracker who uses explosives
BANGNUE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a great fuss or bustle about something trivial; much ado about nothing
BANGO
n. 1951 Amer. dial. - an identification tag
BANG-OFF
adv. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
adv. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
vb. 1814 Sc. - (as 'bang off') of a gun: to fire, to let off
BANG ON
adj. 1. 20C Brit. colloq. - excellent
adj. 2. 20C Brit. colloq. - with absolute accuracy
vb. 1959 sl. - to talk repetitiously about a particular subject
BANG ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL
vb. 20C - to try to achieve something impossible
BANG-OUT
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
adv. 1884 Eng. dial. - altogether, thoroughly
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - (as 'bang out') to depart hurriedly, as in a temper
BANG PEOPLE'S HEADS TOGETHER
vb. 1957 sl. - to reprimand a group of people, often in order to get them to cooperate
BANG-PITCHER
n. 1639 obs. - a drunkard
BANGREE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - an ill-natured, ungovernable woman; a contentious, irritable, scolding woman
BANGREL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - an ill-natured, ungovernable woman
BANG ROOM
n. E20 US drug culture sl. - a room where drugs are used
BANGSGRIP
n. 1908 Sc. - a firm, determined, strong grip
BANGS LIKE A DUNNY DOOR IN A GALE
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a crude description of a promiscuous woman
BANGSOME
adj. 1788 Sc. obs. - quarrelsome
BANG SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1965 Amer. sl. - to talk or complain at length to
BANGSTER
adj. 19C Sc. - rough, violent
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Sc. - a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug
n. 2. c1783 obs. exc. Sc. - one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror
n. 3. 1825 - a sexually loose woman; a prostitute
n. 4. 1918 drug addicts' sl. - an addict who injects narcotics
n. 5. 1929 US drug culture sl. - a narcotics addict
BANG-STRAW
n. 1785 - one who threshes with a flail; also, a thatcher or any farm-worker
BANGSTREE, BANGSTRIE
n. 1701 Sc. - violence to person or property
BANGSTRY
n. 1594 obs. rare - the action of a bangster; masterful violence
BANG-SWANG
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - headlong, without thought
BANGTAIL
n. 1. 1699 sl., orig. UK - (as 'bang-tail') a prostitute
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. - a racehorse
vb. 1940s US sl. - to hurry
BANGTAIL MUSTER
n. Aust. hist. - a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
BANG THE BANJO
vb. 1970s US sl. - to masturbate
BANG-THE-BEGGAR
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a constable; a beadle
BANG THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BANG THE BOX
vb. 20C Amer. sl. - to play dance music on a piano
BANG THE BUSH
vb. 1839 - to surpass everything that has gone before
BANG THE GONG
vb. L19 US drug culture sl. - to smoke opium
BANG THROUGH THE ELEPHANT
vb. 19C sl. - to plumb the depths of dissipation
BANG TO RIGHTS
phr. 1904 Brit. sl. - said of a criminal who is caught red-handed
BANG-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. - stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 1834 Eng. & Amer. dial. - very good, first-rate, splendid, excellent
adj. 3. 1865 Eng. dial. - honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual
adj. 4. E19 sl. - drunk
adj. 5. M19 US sl. - impoverished, penniless
adj. 6. M19 US sl. - finished
n. 1. 1811 - a dandy; a man of fashion
n. 2. 1835 Anglo-Irish & US - an overcoat with a cape and high collar
n. 3. 1950s UK prison sl. - imprisonment within one's cell, without association or exercise
n. 4. 1950s UK prison sl. - the shutting of a cell door at the end of a prison day
vb. 1. 1950 prison sl. - to lock up a prisoner in his or her cell, esp. for the night
vb. 2. 20C sl. - in gambling: to close a game or table
vb. 3. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to do violence
vb. 4. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to inject drugs
vb. 5. 2000 UK sl. - to prepare marijuana as a cigarette
BANG-UP BABE
n. Bk1942 Amer. students' sl. - an attractive girl
BANG-UP TO DICK
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
BANG-UP TO THE MARK
adj. E19 sl. - first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
BANG WAGON
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - an ambulance
BANG-WORDS
n. 1906 colloq. - explosive epithets; swear words
BANGY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of weather: drizzling, overcast; misty; stormy
adj. 2. 1859 Brit. sl. - brown
adj. 3. 1888 Sc. - irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 4. 1894 Sc. - impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
adj. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1859 Brit. sl. - brown sugar
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - a buggy without any top
BANGY-WALLAH
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - a carrier of parcels
BANHOF QUEEN
n. Bk1984 US military usage - a streetwalker
BANI
n. 1908 Sc. - a bad cold; bad treatment or usage; a drubbing in a fight; a serious injury, a deadly wound
BANIAN
n. 1. 1687 - in Bengal: a native broker attached to a house of business, or a person similarly employed by a private gentleman
n. 2. Bk1867 - a Hindu who abstains from animal food
BANIAN-DAY
n. 1851 Eng. dial. - a day when little or no food is to be had, or when the scraps remaining from the previous days are consumed
BANICAL
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a broken-down horse or mule
BANIO
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - a bath-house
BANISH
vb. 1494 obs. - to clear out; to empty
BANISHED MAN
n. 1398 obs. - an outlaw, a bandit
BANJA
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a banjo
BANJAX
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat; to ruin or destroy, often as a result of incompetence
BANJAXED
adj. 1. 20C teen & high school sl. - demolished; destroyed; ruined, as a car
adj. 2. Bk2006 US sl. - alcohol intoxicated
BANJEE BOY, BANJY BOY
n. 1997 African-American sl. - a homosexual man who dresses as if he were part of the heterosexual hip-hop culture
BANJER
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a banjo
BANJER-SHANKS
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a nickname for a thin man
BANJI
n. M20 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BANJIE
n. 1866 Sc. - a great number; generally applied to a rude, disorderly mob
BANJO
n. 1. Bk1892 sl. - a hospital bed-pan
n. 2. 1930 sl. - a long-handled shovel with a wide blade
n. 3. 1990 US sl. - in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
n. 4. 20C sl. - any banjo-shaped object, esp. a frying pan
BANJOEY
n. 1909 sl. - a banjo player
BANJO EYES
n. 1928 US sl. - a person who has large, wide-open eyes
BANJO HITTER
n. 1942 US sl. - in baseball: a weak hitter who seams to 'strum' the ball as one would a banjo; one who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
BANJOIST
n. 1880 - one who plays a banjo
BANJOLIN
n. 1889 - a musical instrument combining the characteristics of the banjo and mandolin, used in ragtime music
BANJO-SWINGER
n. 1918 Aust. sl. - a manual labourer
BANJULELE
n. 1925 - a stringed musical instrument of a type between a banjo and a ukulele
BANK
n. 1. 1205 obs. exc. Sc. - a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from
n. 2. c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - a high ground, height, hill
n. 3. c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - the sea-coast or shore; a beach
n. 4. 1474 obs. - the shop, office, or place of business of a money-dealer
n. 5. 1515 obs. - a sum of money; an amount; a 'pile'
n. 6. 1567 obs. - the table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money
n. 7. 1577 obs. rare - a shelf
n. 8. 1667 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an anthill
n. 9. 1719 - a bed of oysters, mussels, etc.
n. 10. 1891 Eng. dial. - the road up a steep hillside
n. 11. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
n. 12. 20C US sl. - a privy, the place where one makes a 'deposit'
n. 13. 20C teen & high school sl. - cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of clouds: to gather in masses
vb. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat
vb. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - to become bankrupt, to fail
vb. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. - to make bankrupt
BANKABLE
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a star whose presence in a film virtually guarantees investors and audiences
BANK BARN
n. 1894 Amer. dial. - a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels
BANK BEAVERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage - river-men or river rats driving the rear on a log drive
BANK BURSTER
n. 1880 US obs. criminals' usage - a bank robber who uses explosives to enter vaults and safes
BANKER
n. 1. 1311 obs. - a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair
n. 2. 1484 obs. - orig. a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 3. 1526 obs. - a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender
n. 4. 1534 obs. - orig. a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 5. 1591 sl. obs. rare - a bowls player who dishonestly manipulates the outcome of a game to ensure that an accomplice wins money from the bets placed on it
n. 6. a1627 - a labourer who makes or repairs the banks of waterways; spec. one who digs drains, ditches, etc.; chiefly used in the eastern counties of England
n. 7. 1646 hist. rare - a person who lends money to the poor through a charitable establishment
n. 8. 1704 Amer. dial. - a vessel or person engaged in fishing for cod off the banks of Newfoundland
n. 9. 1706 - in certain gambling and board games: the person in charge of the bank
n. 10. 1750 Amer. dial. - an inhabitant of the outer banks of the North Carolina seacoast
n. 11. 1825 Sc. obs. - one who buys corn sold by auction
n. 12. 1826 - one who keeps the 'bank' in a gambling house; the dealer, in some games of chance
n. 13. 1885 Eng. dial. - one who becomes bankrupt
n. 14. Bk1891 Eng. sl. - a father
n. 15. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cushion
n. 16. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a man who works on the pit-bank, as opposed to miners working in the pit
n. 17. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mason who constructs banks, lays pavements, etc.
n. 18. Bk1910 - one who makes a business of picking up wreckage on the coast of California
n. 19. 1922 criminals' sl. - anyone who financially backs a robbery, confidence game, or gambling operation
n. 20. 1924 criminals' sl. - a dishonest bank employee
n. 21. 1933 US criminals' sl. - a bank robber
n. 22. 1938 - a dependable person; one who can be relied on for something
n. 23. Bk1988 criminals' sl. - a casino or gambling house owner or operator who may become involved in crime by using gangsters to protect him from other gangsters or to help collect gambling debts; a financier of a drug-importing ring - the one least likely ever to be arrested or jailed
n. 24. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. - a stream almost overflowing its banks
BANKERESS
n. 1. 1825 obs. - a banker's wife
n. 2. 1883 rare - a female banker
BANKERING
n. 1668 obs. - occupation as a banker, banking
BANKEROUT
n. Bk1849 Eng. dial. - a bankrupt
BANKERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage - lumberjacks who pile logs on the banking ground
BANKER'S SET
n. 20C sl. - in dominoes; 3-2
BANK FISHERMAN
n. 1. 1782 - an angler who fishes from the bank of a river, lake, etc., rather than a boat
n. 2. 1883 hist. - a fisherman who works in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland
BANK-FULL
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - full to the brim, quite filled up
BANKIE
n. 1887 US criminals' sl. - a bank robber
BANKING MAN
n. Bk1875 Eng. dial. - a navvy, or bank mender, a banker
BANKMAN
n. 1. 1598 obs. - an overlooker above ground at a coal-mine
n. 2. 1901 US criminals' sl. obs. - a bank robber
BANK-MANAGER
n. 1884 obs. rare - in mining: the superintendent at a pit's mouth
BANK-MASTER
n. c1618 obs. - the manager or proprietor of a bank
BANK MOB
n. 1920 police sl. - gang of bank robbers
BANK MONGER
n. 1814 obs. - one who conducts banking business
BANK NURSE
n. 1974 - a nurse who provides temporary cover as a result of staff shortages or short term unfilled vacancies
BANK-RIDERS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - men who ride the coal-wagons or trucks moving on self-acting inclines, or inclines worked by ropes and hauling engines, on the surface or 'bank' of a pit
BANKROLLER
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROLL GUY
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROLL MAN
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US - a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
BANKROPE
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - a bankrupt
vb. 1834 Sc. - to become bankrupt
BANKROUT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bankrupt
BANKRUPT
n. 1. 1533 obs. - a person who defrauds his or her creditors, or avoids paying his or her debts; one who has brought himself into debt by reckless expenditure or riotous living; a fugitive from his creditors; a broken man in sanctuary or outlawry
n. 2. 1586 - one hopelessly in debt; one who has lost all his means, and is without resources
BANKRUPTISM
n. 1606 obs. - bankruptcy
BANKRUPTSHIP
n. 1656 obs. rare - bankruptcy
BANKRUPTURE
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - bankrupt
n. 1617 obs. rare - bankruptcy
BANKS
n. 1. 1855 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the seashore
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - precipitous rocks or crags
BANK-SET
adj. 1811 Sc. - full of little eminences and acclivities
BANKSIDE BEAUTY
n. 1820 UK sl. - a prostitute, a harlot
BANKSIDE LADY
n. 1630 UK sl. - a prostitute
BANKSIDE WENCH
n. 1614 UK sl. - a prostitute
BANKSMAN
n. 1. 1486 - in mining: a person who works at the mouth of a pit, supervising the loading of coal and the lowering and raising of the cage
n. 2. 1956 Brit. - a worker at a building site who guides or directs the use and movement of cranes, vehicles, etc., to ensure that it is conducted safely
BANK-SNATCHER
n. 1890 obs. - a bank robber
BANK SNEAK
n. 1. 1872 US criminals' sl. - one of a gang of thieves who rob banks by stealth during business hours
n. 2. 1872 police & criminals' sl. - a sneak thief who steals bonds or securities from banks
BANKSTER
n. 1. 1885 obs. - a person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream
n. 2. 1893 US obs., humorous usage - a nickname for a person employed in banking or associated with managing money
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a victor, conqueror
n. 4. 1931 orig. & chiefly US, derogatory - a banker seen as profiteering or dishonest; a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
BANKSTERSHIP
n. 1866 Sc. - force, violence
BANKY
adj. 1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - inclined like a bank or hillside; hilly
BANNA
n. 1994 W. Indies teen usage - a young man or woman
BANNALANNA
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a woman who sells ale over the counter
BANNANNER
n. 1867 Amer. dial. - a banana
BANNED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: having had the banns of marriage published
BANNEE
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. - to contradict rudely
BANNEOUR
n. 1297 obs. - a banner-bearer, a standard-bearer
BANNER
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - the female pubic hair
n. 2. 1925 Sc. - a banner-bearer
vb. 1948 Amer. dial. - to challenge, to dare; to goad
BANNER-BEARER
n. c1440 - a standard-bearer, an ensign
BANNER CARRIER
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a tramp who walks the street all night
BANNERER
n. 1. c1340 obs. exc. hist. - one who carries a banner; a standard-bearer
n. 2. 1484 obs. - a knight conferred for valiant deeds
BANNERET
n. 1297 - orig. a knight able and entitled to bring a company of vassals into the field under his own banner, and who ranked next to a baron and above other knights; commonly used as a title or rank of dignity, and contrasted with 'knight', though sometimes with 'bachelor'
BANNERMAN
n. a1500 Sc. arch. - a standard-bearer, an ensign
BANNEROL
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BANNER STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Texas
BANNICK
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to chase, to hunt about
BANNICKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANNIEL
n. 1858 Sc. - a bundle, a package
BANNIER
n. Bk1880 obs. - a banner-bearer
BANNING
n. 1678 Sc. - swearing, curses
BANNISTER
n. Bk1891 sl. - a traveller in distress
BANNITION
n. a1644 obs. - banishment, expulsion, esp. from a university
BANNITUS
n. Bk1708 obs. - an outlaw, or banished man, an exile
BANNOCK
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to lounge about idly
BANNOCK-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a flat face and a short nose
BANNOCK-HIVE
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - corpulence induced by eating plentifully; a corpulent person
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a corpulent person
BANNOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANNO-DISTY
adj. 1929 Sc. - ill-humoured
BANNS
n. 1. a1328 - proclamation or public notice given in church of an intended marriage, in order that those who know of any impediment thereto may have opportunity of lodging objections
n. 2. 1440 obs. - proclamation or prologue of a play
BANNUT
n. 1. c1450 obs. - the filbert
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - the walnut; also applied to the growing tree itself
BANQ - BARFZ
BANQUEROUT
n. Bk1880 obs. - a bankrupt
BANQUET
n. 1. 1509 obs. - a slight repast between meals
n. 2. 1523 obs. - a course of sweetmeats, fruit, and wine, served either as a separate entertainment, or as a continuation of the principal meal; in the latter case usually in a different room; a dessert
n. 3. 1534 obs. - a sweetmeat; a dainty dish; collectively, sweetmeats, dessert
n. 4. 1535 obs. - a wine-drinking carousal
BANQUETANT
n. 1615 obs. rare - the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
BANQUET-BEAGLE
n. Bk1891 sl. - a glutton
BANQUETEER
n. 1821 - a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
BANQUETER
n. 1. 1534 - a broker, a trafficker
n. 2. 1542 obs. - the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 3. 1549 - a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
BANQUETTE
n. 1841 Amer. dial. - a raised sidewalk or footpath
BANQUIER
n. Bk1888 obs. - an old name for goldsmiths in London
BANSEL
vb. 1674 Eng. dial. - to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat
BANSELA
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a tip, a gratuity
BANSHEE
n. 1769 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a supernatural being, in the form of a woman, who is supposed to wail outside a house to announce the approaching death of a member of the family
BANSMAN
n. 1879 Sc. - a bondsman, a servant
BANT
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - vigour, strength, endurance, 'go'
vb. 1. 1875 Eng. dial. - to conquer, to achieve, to manage
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down in price; to haggle
BANTAM
n. 1. 1860 US sl. - a young inexperienced man
n. 2. 1883 Aust. & US sl. - a lover; a womanizer
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. - a pert boy or youth
n. 4. Bk1919 services' sl. - a very short British soldier; a short or small man
n. 5. 1924 Aust. sl. - a person with a hot temper
n. 6. 1944 African-American sl. - a young girl, a slender young woman
n. 7. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a jeep
BANTAM DOUGHBOY
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - an American who fell under the regulation height but was allowed to enter the service
BANTAM WEIGHT
n. 1884 - in boxing: a boxer weighing more than 8 stone, but not more than 8 stone 6 pounds
BANTER
n. 1. 1719 obs. - a matter of ridicule or jest
n. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. & Ireland - a challenge, dare
n. 3. 1859 Amer. dial. - a match or contest; a shooting-match
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a haggling about prices
n. 5. Bk1942 US sl. - a young girl, a slender or pretty young woman
vb. 1. a1688 arch. - to impose upon a person, orig. in jest; to delude, to cheat, to trick, to bamboozle
vb. 2. 1704 obs. - to ridicule, to make a jest of a thing
vb. 3. 1793 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to cheapen, to haggle
vb. 4. 1810 Amer. dial. - to challenge, to dare; to goad
vb. 5. 1820 Sc. - to rebuke, to scold, to drive away by scolding
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to squabble, to tease, to taunt
BANTER ABOUT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to potter about, to bustle about
BANTER DOWN
vb. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. - to beat down in price
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to get the better of in a dispute of any kind
BANTERER
n. 1709 arch. - one who imposes on, or bamboozles
BANTER PLAY BUILT ON A COKE FRAME
n. 1930s African-American sl. - an attractive woman with a good figure
BANTIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTIN COCK
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTING
n. 1. 1828 Sc. - a bantam fowl
n. 2. Bk1883 - one who diets himself to prevent fatness
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - haggling
n. 4. 19C - slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
BANTINGISM
n. 19C - slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
BANTLIN, BANTLING
n. 1593 - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard'
BANTON
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTRY
n. 1892 Sc. - bantering, teasing
BANT-SCRAPER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fiddler
BANTUM
n. 1924 - a small but aggressive person
BAN-TWIVY TWIST
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - askew, awry
BANTY
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - bowlegged
n. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. - a bantam
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small, strutting, conceited person; a small, aggressive person
n. 3. 1948 US - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child
n. 4. 1948 Irish sl. - a bow-legged person
BANTY-COCK
n. 1. 1891 Eng. dial. - a bantam cock
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - a small, conceited person; a small, aggressive person
BANTY-HEN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bantam hen
BANTY-LEGGED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - bowlegged
BANYA
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a bath-house
BANYAN
n. Bk1855 - a Hindu merchant or shopkeeper
BANYAN DAY
n. 1932 Sc. - a day on which little food is to be had, or only scraps left over from the days before
BANYAN DAYS
n. 1929 Sc. - hard times
BANYEL
n. 1. 1858 Sc. - a bundle, a package
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowd of people
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - a slovenly, idle fellow
vb. 1866 Sc. - to crowd, to move in a confused crowd
BANYER
n. Bk1855 obs. - a standard-bearer
BANZELL
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a long, lazy fellow
B.A.P.
n. 1992 US sl. - an upwardly mobile Black achiever, usually from the Black middle class (Black American Prince/Princess)
BAP
n. 1. 1513-75 Sc. - a small loaf or 'roll' of bakers' bread, made of various sizes and shapes
n. 2. 1842 South Asian & Caribbean - a father; in Caribbean use, any older man, esp. one of South Asian descent
n. 3. 1929 Sc. - a stupid person
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to open and close the eyes quickly
BAPA
n.1966 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAPHEAD
n. 2001 UK teen sl. - a fool
BAPPER
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a vulgar name for a baker
BAPPLE
n. Bk2006 sl., chiefly UK - a baby of affluent professional parents
BAPP-NOSE
n. c1890 Sc. - a nose threatening to meet the chin
BAPPO
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a Baptist
BAPS
n. sl. - a woman's breasts
BAPSOUSE
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. - to baptize
BAPTISM OF FIRE
n. 1. 1857 - a difficult or frightening introduction to something; the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience
n. 2. 1881 - a soldier's first experience 'under fire' in battle
BAPTIST
n. 1. c1200 - one who baptises
n. 2. 1823 UK sl. - a pickpocket who has been caught and ducked or 'baptized'
BAPTIST DAM-BREAKER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
BAPTISTE
n. 1460 obs. rare - baptism
BAPTISTERY
n. 1. 1460 - the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 2. 1835 - a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 3. 1851 - baptism
BAPTISTICAL
adj. 1658 obs. rare - belonging to baptism
BAPTISTRY
n. 1. 1460 - the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 2. 1835 - a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 3. 1851 - baptism
BAPTIZATION
n. 1470 obs. - baptism
BAPTIZE
n. a1300 obs. rare - baptism
BAPTIZED
adj. 1. E19 Aust. sl. - drowned
adj. 2. E20 US sl. - pert. to adulterated liquor
adj. 3. M20 US sl. - saturated with alcohol; drunk
BAPTIZED BY FIRE
adj. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to have been under enemy fire for the first time; to have received one’s first wounds
BAPTIZEE
n. 1871 rare - a recipient of baptism; a baptized person
BAPTIZEMENT
n. 1818 rare - baptism
BAPU
n. 1930 Anglo-Indian - one's father; a father
BAQUERO
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BAR
n. 1. 1297 obs. rare - a baron
n. 2. 1531 - an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier
n. 3. 1545 obs. - a kind of false die, on which certain numbers are prevented from turning up
n. 4. 1603 obs. - a defensive barrier; a bulwark
n. 5. a1661 - a local judge amongst miners, a barmaster
n. 6. 1695 Eng. dial. - the gate of a town or city
n. 7. 1835 US - a mosquito net
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a gate across a road, generally for the purpose of collecting tolls
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a streak of colour on an animal
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowbar
n. 11. 1911 Brit. sl. - a pound; usually in the phrase 'half a bar' - ten shillings
n. 12. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
n. 13. 1998 US drug culture sl. - a mixture of codeine-infused cough syrup and soda
vb. 1. c1430 obs. - to surround with a barrier or fence
vb. 2. 1865 Eng. dial. - to claim a privilege or possession
BARABAS
n. Bk1891 sl. - thief
BARABBAS
n. Bk1891 journalists' usage - a publisher
BARAGAN TAILOR
n. Bk1890 tailors' usage - a rough tailor
BARATHRUM
n. 1. 1520 - the abyss, hell
n. 2. 1609 - anything that swallows up or devours; the belly; an insatiable extortioner or glutton
n. 3. 1849 - a deep pit at Athens into which criminals condemned to death were thrown
BARATOUR
n. Bk1855 - a quarrelsome person; a brawler; a rowdy; a rioter
BARATRESS
n. Bk1881 - a female quarreller or fighter; a female warrior
BARB
n. 1. c1340 obs. rare - the edge of an axe
n. 2. c1450 obs. rare - the beard of a man
n. 3. 1900 US college sl. - a student who is not a member of a Greek-letter fraternity
n. 4. 1914 US college sl. - a student or officer of instruction opposed to Greek-letter fraternities
n. 5. M20 US drug culture sl. - a barbiturate tablet or capsule
vb. 1. 1483 - to clip wool, cloth, coin, etc.
vb. 2. 1508 obs. - to carve a lobster
vb. 3. 1587 obs. - to shave or trim the beard of a person
vb. 4. 1601 - to mow grass, etc.
BARBADIAN
n. 1732 - an inhabitant of Barbados
BARBAL
adj. 1650 - belonging to the beard
BARBAR
adj. 1535 obs. - barbarous
n. 1. 1382 obs. - a barbarian
n. 2. 1382 obs. - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
BARBARA AND HER BARNS
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a formation of clouds in which there is a thick band across the west with smaller bands above and below; a sign of stormy weather
BARBARA HUTTON
n. 1981 US sl. - in hold 'em poker: a five and ten, as the first two cards dealt to a player
BARBARELLA
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a man-hungry homosexual
BARBARESQUE
adj. 1823 - barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art
n. 1804 - a native of Barbary in Africa
BARBARIAN
n. 1. 1549 - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
n. 2. 1572 obs. - a native of Barbary in Africa
n. 3. 1604 - a rude, wild, uncivilized person; a brutal monster
n. 4. 1757 - an uncouth, uncultured person, or one who has no sympathy with literary culture
BARBARIANESS
n. 1868 - a female barbarian
BARBARIANIZE
vb. 1856 - to make barbarian, to barbarize
BARBARIC
n. 1. 1388 obs. - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
n. 2. 1388 obs. rare - a barbarian
BARBARIOUS
adj. 1570 obs. - barbarous
BARBARISM
n. 1603 obs. - barbarous cruelty, barbarity
BARBARIZE
vb. 1702 Sc. obs. - to act as a barber, to shave
BARBAROCRACY
n. 1866 - government or rule by barbarians, as that of Italy by the German emperors
BARBARY
n. 1. 1509 obs. - uncultivated speech as opposed to a classical language or classic diction
n. 2. 1564 obs. - barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness
BARBARY HEN
n. c1597 obs. - a prostitute
BARBARYN
n. 1382 obs. - a barbarian
BARBATERIA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a barber shop
BARBATORIUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a barber shop
BARBATULOUS
adj. 1600 obs. - having but a small beard
BARBECUE
n. 1927 US sl. - an attractive female; a woman who looks good enough to eat
BARBED
adj. 1693 obs. rare - bearded
BARBED-WIRE DISEASE
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - a nervous breakdown brought about by imprisonment
BARBED-WIRE PIE
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - something utterly disagreeable
BARBEQUE
n. 1927 US sl. - an attractive woman, esp. one who enjoys or offers oral sex (such a woman is a 'hot piece of meat')
BARBER
n. 1. c1320 - a man, or more rarely a woman, whose business it is to shave or trim the beards, and cut and dress the hair, of customers; formerly, the barber was also a regular practitioner in surgery and dentistry
n. 2. 1592 sl. - a prostitute diseased with syphilis
n. 3. 1609 - one who clips or cuts short; a curtailer
n. 4. c1890 - in Canada: a storm accompanied by snow and spray which freezes upon the face; also, the vapour rising from the water on a frosty day
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a shearer
n. 6. 1927 US sl. - a tediously talkative person; a fool, esp. in sports usage
n. 7. 1939 US criminals' sl. - a pimp
n. 8. 1941 Aust. sl. - a hotel manager or owner
n. 9. 1943 Aust. sl. - a tramp
n. 10. 1945 Aust. criminals' sl. - a thief
n. 11. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads
n. 12. Bk1997 - in karaoke: someone who joins in on every tune
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to shave
BARBER-BAIT
n. 1945 US sl. - a recruit
BARBER CHIRURGEON
n. Bk1795 - one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with e trade of a barber
BARBERER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a barber
BARBERESS
n. 1611 rare - a female barber
BARBERLIE
adv. 1580 Eng. dial. - like a barber
BARBERLY
adv. 1573 obs. rare - with a barber's methods, by shaving
BARBER-MONGER
n. 1608 obs. - a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop
BARBER OF ROCHDALE
n. 1925 prison sl. - the hangman
BARBER POLE
n. 1980 US sl. - in casino gambling: a bet comprised of various coloured chips
BARBER'S BLOCK
n. 1. 1688 - a wooden head for a wig
n. 2. 1876 UK sl. - one who spends much time in barbers' shops; a showy, overdressed man; a fop
n. 3. E19 sl. - the head
BARBER'S BREAKFAST
n. 1960s NZ sl. - a cough or dry retch, a glass of water and a cigarette
BARBER'S CAT
n. 1. 1842 sl. - a gossip, a chatterer, one who prefers talk to action
n. 2. 1864 sl. - a sickly, malnourished person; a skinny man
n. 3. 1930s drug culture sl. - an emaciated opium addict
BARBER'S CHAIR
n. 1621 obs. - a common prostitute who is used by all customers; a promiscuous woman; a drab, a prostitute, a strumpet
BARBER'S CLERK
n. 1. 1821 sl. - a conceited, overdressed fellow who apes the manners of a gentleman
n. 2. 1835 US nautical sl. - an irresponsible sailor who is overparticular about his appearance; a fop; one who spends much time in barber’s shops
BARBER’S-CLOCK
n. Bk1891 sl. - a fop; one who spends much time in barber’s shops
BARBERSHOPPER
n. 1930 orig. US - a person who performs barbershop or close harmony singing
BARBER-SURGEON
n. 1626 - formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses
BARBERY
n. 1. c1440 obs. - a barber's shop
n. 2. 1540 - the barber's art or craft; shaving
BARBESHELA
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - a very close friend
BARBET
n. 1. 1606 rare - a small beard
n. 2. 1780 - a little dog with long curly hair; a poodle
n. 3. 1844 Sc. - an arrow
BARBETTE
vb. c1480 obs. rare - to make inarticulate sounds; to mutter
BARBIE
n. 1. 1966 derogatory - a young, empty-headed woman who is tall, slim, well-endowed and attractive in a stereotypical way, with peroxide-blonde hair
n. 2. 1976 sl., orig. Aust. - a barbecue
n. 3. 1998 US homosexual sl. - a feminine homosexual who prefers to dress in women's clothing
BARBIE DOLL
n. 1966 - a woman who is likened to a Barbie doll, esp. in being pretty or shapely but passive, characterless, or unintelligent; a super-conformist, conventionally attractive woman; a pretty, giddy girl or woman
BARBIGEROUS
adj. 1731 - bearded, as a man; having a beard, hairy
BARBING
adj. 1630 - shaving, stripping bare
n. 1485 obs. - shaving, hairdressing; clipping
BARBIQUEJO
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - the chin strap of a cowboy hat
BAR-BITCH
n. 2015 US Western sl. - a female bartender
BARBLY
n. Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin - babble, noise
BARBOQUEJO
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - the chin strap of a cowboy hat
BARBOSE
adj. 1716 obs. rare - ? bearded
BARBOURISE
vb. 1702 Sc. obs. - to act as a barber, to shave
BAR-BOY
n. Bk1881 - a boy who serves at the bar of a public-house
BARBS
n. 1601 obs. - the wattles of a cock
ׇBARBULA
n. 1688 obs. - a small beard
BARBULYE
n. 1820 Sc. arch. - confusion, perplexity, quandary
vb. c1572 Sc. arch. - to confuse, to muddle, to disorder
BARBULYIE
n. 1820 Sc. - perplexity, quandary
vb. 1790 Sc. - to confuse, to trouble; to disorder
BAR-BUMMER
n. 1908 Aust. sl. - one who spends their time in bars; a 'barfly'; a heavy drinker, a drunkard
BARB WIRE DEAL
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a tough situation to handle
BARBWIRE GARTERS
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - a mythical award for those who got no special honours or decorations
BAR BY AND MAIN
vb. 1567 obs. - to prevent entirely; to stop altogether
BARCAROLE
n. 1854 - an Italian boatman
BAR CAT
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a lynx
BAR-CLAW
n. 1908 Sc. - a dog's dew-claw
BARCOO BILL
n. 1910 Aust. sl. - a bushman
BARCOO BUSTER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a westerly wind in outback Queensland
BARCOO ROT
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a festering skin disease
BARCOO SALUTE
n. 1973 Aust. sl. - a gesture with which one brushes flies from one's face, considered to be typical of Australians
BARCOO SPEW
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - illness accompanied by attacks of vomiting
BAR COOTIE
n. 1920 US sl. - the habitual occupier of a bar, day in, day out; a heavy drinker, a drunkard
BARD
n. 1. 1449 Sc. - a strolling musician or minstrel
n. 2. c1450 - one of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel-poets whose primary function appears to have been to compose and sing (usually to the harp) verses celebrating the achievements of chiefs and warriors, and who committed to verse historical and tradition facts, religious precepts, laws, genealogies, etc.; used for 'poet' in modern Celtic languages; in Welsh, a poet or versifier who has been recognized at the Eisteddfod
n. 3. 1667 poetic usage - a lyric or epic poet; a poet generally
n. 4. 1825 Sc. - bold, noisy woman; a scolding woman
BARDACH
adj. 1. 1768 Sc. - stout, fearless
adj. 2. 1824 Sc. - quarrelsome, uncivil in managing a dispute
n. 1550 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDACIOUS
adj. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - audacious, unceremonious
adj. 2. 1926 Amer. dial. - thorough, marvellous, remarkable, excellent, first-rate
BARDACIOUSLY
adv. 1901 Amer. dial. - thoroughly, completely, extremely
BARDASCIO
n. 1632 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDASH
n. 1550 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDASS
n. 1550 obs. - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDESS
n. 1822 rare - a female bard, a poetess
BARDIE
adj. 1. 1706 Sc. - forward, pert, shameless, insolent
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent
n. 1. 1773 Sc. - a minor poet, a humble bard
n. 2. 1808 Sc. obs. - a gelded cat
vb. 1882 Sc. - to vituperate, to bandy words with
BARDILY
adv. 1788 Sc. - pertly, boldly
BARDINESS
n. 1825 Sc. - forwardness, pertness, esp. as shown in conversation
BARDISH
adj. a1662 Sc. obs. - rude, insolent
BARDIST
n. 1588 obs. rare - an adherent or follower of the bards
BAR DITCH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - the strip of grass and streets between the sidewalk and the curb
BARDLET
n. 1867 - a young or inexperienced poet
BARDLING
n. 1813 - a young or inexperienced poet
BARD OF AVON
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - William Shakespeare
BAR-DOG
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a bartender
BAR-DOGGING
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - tending bar
BARDOLATER
n. 1903 - a worshipper of the 'Bard'
BARDOLATRY
n. 1901 - worship of the 'Bard of Avon', i.e. Shakespeare
BARD STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARDY
adj. 1. 1788 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent
adj. 2. 1822 Sc. - forward, pert, shameless, audacious; insolent; defiant
BARE
adj. 1. 1297 obs. - defenseless, unprotected, deserted
adj. 2. c1305 obs. - laid waste, desolate
adj. 3. 1399 obs. - poor in quality, paltry, worthless
adj. 4. 1583 obs. - simple, without luxury; unpolished, rude
adj. 5. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - audacious; also, mean, base
adv. 1. c1325 arch. - no more than, at most; scarcely, barely
adv. 2. c1340 obs. - thoroughly, completely
n. 1. c1300 obs. - a naked part of the body; the bare skin
n. 2. 1683-4 obs. - a bare space or place
BARE-ARSE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked
BARE AS A BALCHIN
adj. 1881 Eng. dial. - bald (balchin = an unfledged bird
BARE AS A JAYBIRD
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - completely bare; naked
BARE AS ONE'S HAND
adj. c1420 - very bare
BARE-ASS
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - naked
BARE-ASSED
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked; completely nude with the buttocks uncovered
adj. 2. 20C US sl. - immature; pert. to a young male whose buttocks are not hairy
BARE-ASS NAKED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked
BAREBACK
adj. 20C US sl. - pert. to an act of copulation performed without a condom
BARE-BACKS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sheep after being shorn
BARE-BONE
n. 1596 - a lean, skinny person
BAREBONES
adv. 1940 Amer. dial. - bareback, without a saddle
BARE-BUB
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BAREFACED
adj. 1605 arch. - unconcealed, undisguised, open
BAREFEETED
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. - without shoes, barefoot
BAREFOOT
adj. 1. 1805 Amer. dial. - of horses: unshod
adj. 2. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 3. 1933 Amer. dial. - of bread: plain, without anything added
BAREFOOT-BROTH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - broth made with butter and vegetables, without any meat
BARE-FOOTED
adj. 1. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. - of horses: unshod
BAREFOOT-HEAD
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - a baldheaded man
BAREFOOT-KAIL
n. 1787 Sc. - broth made with butter and vegetables, without any meat
BARE-GOLLIN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GOLLOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GOLLY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GORP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BARELIES
adv. 1787 Sc. - scarcely, barely, hardly
BARELINS
adv. 1885 Sc. - barely
BARELLET
n. 1611 obs. - a little barrel or cask
BARELY
adv. 1. c1340 obs. - without qualification or reserve; unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively
adv. 2. 1577 arch. - merely, simply, only
BARE-MAN
n. 1609 Sc. obs. - a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors
BARE-NAKED
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - naked
BARENESS
n. 1. 1552 obs. - leanness
n. 2. 1607 obs. - mere or simple quality; mereness
BAREPOLES
adj. 20C sl. - naked
BARE-POWED
adj. 1874 Sc. - bareheaded
BARE-SNAKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - naked
BARE-VAMPED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - standing in one's stockings, without shoes
BARF
n. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. - a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - vomit
n. 3. 1996 US sl. - beef
vb. 1. 1956 sl., orig. and chiefly US - to vomit
vb. 2. 1983 US sl. - in computing: to fail to operate
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. - in hot rodding and drag racing: to damage something completely or partially, leaving parts scattered
BARF BUDDY
n. 1977 US sl. - a drinking companion
BARFLOG
vb. 1908 Sc. - to beat one's hands crosswise around the shoulders to keep oneself warm
BAR-FLY
n. 1906 US sl. - a too-frequent frequenter of bars and saloons
BARFUL
adj. 1601 obs. - full of bars or hindrances
n. Bk1880 obs. - a bankrupt
BANQUET
n. 1. 1509 obs. - a slight repast between meals
n. 2. 1523 obs. - a course of sweetmeats, fruit, and wine, served either as a separate entertainment, or as a continuation of the principal meal; in the latter case usually in a different room; a dessert
n. 3. 1534 obs. - a sweetmeat; a dainty dish; collectively, sweetmeats, dessert
n. 4. 1535 obs. - a wine-drinking carousal
BANQUETANT
n. 1615 obs. rare - the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
BANQUET-BEAGLE
n. Bk1891 sl. - a glutton
BANQUETEER
n. 1821 - a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
BANQUETER
n. 1. 1534 - a broker, a trafficker
n. 2. 1542 obs. - the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 3. 1549 - a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
BANQUETTE
n. 1841 Amer. dial. - a raised sidewalk or footpath
BANQUIER
n. Bk1888 obs. - an old name for goldsmiths in London
BANSEL
vb. 1674 Eng. dial. - to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat
BANSELA
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a tip, a gratuity
BANSHEE
n. 1769 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a supernatural being, in the form of a woman, who is supposed to wail outside a house to announce the approaching death of a member of the family
BANSMAN
n. 1879 Sc. - a bondsman, a servant
BANT
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - vigour, strength, endurance, 'go'
vb. 1. 1875 Eng. dial. - to conquer, to achieve, to manage
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down in price; to haggle
BANTAM
n. 1. 1860 US sl. - a young inexperienced man
n. 2. 1883 Aust. & US sl. - a lover; a womanizer
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. - a pert boy or youth
n. 4. Bk1919 services' sl. - a very short British soldier; a short or small man
n. 5. 1924 Aust. sl. - a person with a hot temper
n. 6. 1944 African-American sl. - a young girl, a slender young woman
n. 7. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a jeep
BANTAM DOUGHBOY
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - an American who fell under the regulation height but was allowed to enter the service
BANTAM WEIGHT
n. 1884 - in boxing: a boxer weighing more than 8 stone, but not more than 8 stone 6 pounds
BANTER
n. 1. 1719 obs. - a matter of ridicule or jest
n. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. & Ireland - a challenge, dare
n. 3. 1859 Amer. dial. - a match or contest; a shooting-match
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a haggling about prices
n. 5. Bk1942 US sl. - a young girl, a slender or pretty young woman
vb. 1. a1688 arch. - to impose upon a person, orig. in jest; to delude, to cheat, to trick, to bamboozle
vb. 2. 1704 obs. - to ridicule, to make a jest of a thing
vb. 3. 1793 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to cheapen, to haggle
vb. 4. 1810 Amer. dial. - to challenge, to dare; to goad
vb. 5. 1820 Sc. - to rebuke, to scold, to drive away by scolding
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to squabble, to tease, to taunt
BANTER ABOUT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to potter about, to bustle about
BANTER DOWN
vb. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. - to beat down in price
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to get the better of in a dispute of any kind
BANTERER
n. 1709 arch. - one who imposes on, or bamboozles
BANTER PLAY BUILT ON A COKE FRAME
n. 1930s African-American sl. - an attractive woman with a good figure
BANTIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTIN COCK
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTING
n. 1. 1828 Sc. - a bantam fowl
n. 2. Bk1883 - one who diets himself to prevent fatness
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - haggling
n. 4. 19C - slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
BANTINGISM
n. 19C - slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
BANTLIN, BANTLING
n. 1593 - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard'
BANTON
n. 1825 Sc. - a strutting little man fond of fighting
BANTRY
n. 1892 Sc. - bantering, teasing
BANT-SCRAPER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fiddler
BANTUM
n. 1924 - a small but aggressive person
BAN-TWIVY TWIST
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - askew, awry
BANTY
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - bowlegged
n. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. - a bantam
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small, strutting, conceited person; a small, aggressive person
n. 3. 1948 US - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child
n. 4. 1948 Irish sl. - a bow-legged person
BANTY-COCK
n. 1. 1891 Eng. dial. - a bantam cock
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - a small, conceited person; a small, aggressive person
BANTY-HEN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bantam hen
BANTY-LEGGED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - bowlegged
BANYA
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a bath-house
BANYAN
n. Bk1855 - a Hindu merchant or shopkeeper
BANYAN DAY
n. 1932 Sc. - a day on which little food is to be had, or only scraps left over from the days before
BANYAN DAYS
n. 1929 Sc. - hard times
BANYEL
n. 1. 1858 Sc. - a bundle, a package
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowd of people
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - a slovenly, idle fellow
vb. 1866 Sc. - to crowd, to move in a confused crowd
BANYER
n. Bk1855 obs. - a standard-bearer
BANZELL
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a long, lazy fellow
B.A.P.
n. 1992 US sl. - an upwardly mobile Black achiever, usually from the Black middle class (Black American Prince/Princess)
BAP
n. 1. 1513-75 Sc. - a small loaf or 'roll' of bakers' bread, made of various sizes and shapes
n. 2. 1842 South Asian & Caribbean - a father; in Caribbean use, any older man, esp. one of South Asian descent
n. 3. 1929 Sc. - a stupid person
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to open and close the eyes quickly
BAPA
n.1966 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAPHEAD
n. 2001 UK teen sl. - a fool
BAPPER
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a vulgar name for a baker
BAPPLE
n. Bk2006 sl., chiefly UK - a baby of affluent professional parents
BAPP-NOSE
n. c1890 Sc. - a nose threatening to meet the chin
BAPPO
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a Baptist
BAPS
n. sl. - a woman's breasts
BAPSOUSE
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. - to baptize
BAPTISM OF FIRE
n. 1. 1857 - a difficult or frightening introduction to something; the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience
n. 2. 1881 - a soldier's first experience 'under fire' in battle
BAPTIST
n. 1. c1200 - one who baptises
n. 2. 1823 UK sl. - a pickpocket who has been caught and ducked or 'baptized'
BAPTIST DAM-BREAKER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
BAPTISTE
n. 1460 obs. rare - baptism
BAPTISTERY
n. 1. 1460 - the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 2. 1835 - a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 3. 1851 - baptism
BAPTISTICAL
adj. 1658 obs. rare - belonging to baptism
BAPTISTRY
n. 1. 1460 - the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 2. 1835 - a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 3. 1851 - baptism
BAPTIZATION
n. 1470 obs. - baptism
BAPTIZE
n. a1300 obs. rare - baptism
BAPTIZED
adj. 1. E19 Aust. sl. - drowned
adj. 2. E20 US sl. - pert. to adulterated liquor
adj. 3. M20 US sl. - saturated with alcohol; drunk
BAPTIZED BY FIRE
adj. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to have been under enemy fire for the first time; to have received one’s first wounds
BAPTIZEE
n. 1871 rare - a recipient of baptism; a baptized person
BAPTIZEMENT
n. 1818 rare - baptism
BAPU
n. 1930 Anglo-Indian - one's father; a father
BAQUERO
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BAR
n. 1. 1297 obs. rare - a baron
n. 2. 1531 - an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier
n. 3. 1545 obs. - a kind of false die, on which certain numbers are prevented from turning up
n. 4. 1603 obs. - a defensive barrier; a bulwark
n. 5. a1661 - a local judge amongst miners, a barmaster
n. 6. 1695 Eng. dial. - the gate of a town or city
n. 7. 1835 US - a mosquito net
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a gate across a road, generally for the purpose of collecting tolls
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a streak of colour on an animal
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowbar
n. 11. 1911 Brit. sl. - a pound; usually in the phrase 'half a bar' - ten shillings
n. 12. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
n. 13. 1998 US drug culture sl. - a mixture of codeine-infused cough syrup and soda
vb. 1. c1430 obs. - to surround with a barrier or fence
vb. 2. 1865 Eng. dial. - to claim a privilege or possession
BARABAS
n. Bk1891 sl. - thief
BARABBAS
n. Bk1891 journalists' usage - a publisher
BARAGAN TAILOR
n. Bk1890 tailors' usage - a rough tailor
BARATHRUM
n. 1. 1520 - the abyss, hell
n. 2. 1609 - anything that swallows up or devours; the belly; an insatiable extortioner or glutton
n. 3. 1849 - a deep pit at Athens into which criminals condemned to death were thrown
BARATOUR
n. Bk1855 - a quarrelsome person; a brawler; a rowdy; a rioter
BARATRESS
n. Bk1881 - a female quarreller or fighter; a female warrior
BARB
n. 1. c1340 obs. rare - the edge of an axe
n. 2. c1450 obs. rare - the beard of a man
n. 3. 1900 US college sl. - a student who is not a member of a Greek-letter fraternity
n. 4. 1914 US college sl. - a student or officer of instruction opposed to Greek-letter fraternities
n. 5. M20 US drug culture sl. - a barbiturate tablet or capsule
vb. 1. 1483 - to clip wool, cloth, coin, etc.
vb. 2. 1508 obs. - to carve a lobster
vb. 3. 1587 obs. - to shave or trim the beard of a person
vb. 4. 1601 - to mow grass, etc.
BARBADIAN
n. 1732 - an inhabitant of Barbados
BARBAL
adj. 1650 - belonging to the beard
BARBAR
adj. 1535 obs. - barbarous
n. 1. 1382 obs. - a barbarian
n. 2. 1382 obs. - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
BARBARA AND HER BARNS
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a formation of clouds in which there is a thick band across the west with smaller bands above and below; a sign of stormy weather
BARBARA HUTTON
n. 1981 US sl. - in hold 'em poker: a five and ten, as the first two cards dealt to a player
BARBARELLA
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a man-hungry homosexual
BARBARESQUE
adj. 1823 - barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art
n. 1804 - a native of Barbary in Africa
BARBARIAN
n. 1. 1549 - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
n. 2. 1572 obs. - a native of Barbary in Africa
n. 3. 1604 - a rude, wild, uncivilized person; a brutal monster
n. 4. 1757 - an uncouth, uncultured person, or one who has no sympathy with literary culture
BARBARIANESS
n. 1868 - a female barbarian
BARBARIANIZE
vb. 1856 - to make barbarian, to barbarize
BARBARIC
n. 1. 1388 obs. - a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's
n. 2. 1388 obs. rare - a barbarian
BARBARIOUS
adj. 1570 obs. - barbarous
BARBARISM
n. 1603 obs. - barbarous cruelty, barbarity
BARBARIZE
vb. 1702 Sc. obs. - to act as a barber, to shave
BARBAROCRACY
n. 1866 - government or rule by barbarians, as that of Italy by the German emperors
BARBARY
n. 1. 1509 obs. - uncultivated speech as opposed to a classical language or classic diction
n. 2. 1564 obs. - barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness
BARBARY HEN
n. c1597 obs. - a prostitute
BARBARYN
n. 1382 obs. - a barbarian
BARBATERIA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a barber shop
BARBATORIUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a barber shop
BARBATULOUS
adj. 1600 obs. - having but a small beard
BARBECUE
n. 1927 US sl. - an attractive female; a woman who looks good enough to eat
BARBED
adj. 1693 obs. rare - bearded
BARBED-WIRE DISEASE
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - a nervous breakdown brought about by imprisonment
BARBED-WIRE PIE
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - something utterly disagreeable
BARBEQUE
n. 1927 US sl. - an attractive woman, esp. one who enjoys or offers oral sex (such a woman is a 'hot piece of meat')
BARBER
n. 1. c1320 - a man, or more rarely a woman, whose business it is to shave or trim the beards, and cut and dress the hair, of customers; formerly, the barber was also a regular practitioner in surgery and dentistry
n. 2. 1592 sl. - a prostitute diseased with syphilis
n. 3. 1609 - one who clips or cuts short; a curtailer
n. 4. c1890 - in Canada: a storm accompanied by snow and spray which freezes upon the face; also, the vapour rising from the water on a frosty day
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a shearer
n. 6. 1927 US sl. - a tediously talkative person; a fool, esp. in sports usage
n. 7. 1939 US criminals' sl. - a pimp
n. 8. 1941 Aust. sl. - a hotel manager or owner
n. 9. 1943 Aust. sl. - a tramp
n. 10. 1945 Aust. criminals' sl. - a thief
n. 11. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads
n. 12. Bk1997 - in karaoke: someone who joins in on every tune
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to shave
BARBER-BAIT
n. 1945 US sl. - a recruit
BARBER CHIRURGEON
n. Bk1795 - one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with e trade of a barber
BARBERER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a barber
BARBERESS
n. 1611 rare - a female barber
BARBERLIE
adv. 1580 Eng. dial. - like a barber
BARBERLY
adv. 1573 obs. rare - with a barber's methods, by shaving
BARBER-MONGER
n. 1608 obs. - a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop
BARBER OF ROCHDALE
n. 1925 prison sl. - the hangman
BARBER POLE
n. 1980 US sl. - in casino gambling: a bet comprised of various coloured chips
BARBER'S BLOCK
n. 1. 1688 - a wooden head for a wig
n. 2. 1876 UK sl. - one who spends much time in barbers' shops; a showy, overdressed man; a fop
n. 3. E19 sl. - the head
BARBER'S BREAKFAST
n. 1960s NZ sl. - a cough or dry retch, a glass of water and a cigarette
BARBER'S CAT
n. 1. 1842 sl. - a gossip, a chatterer, one who prefers talk to action
n. 2. 1864 sl. - a sickly, malnourished person; a skinny man
n. 3. 1930s drug culture sl. - an emaciated opium addict
BARBER'S CHAIR
n. 1621 obs. - a common prostitute who is used by all customers; a promiscuous woman; a drab, a prostitute, a strumpet
BARBER'S CLERK
n. 1. 1821 sl. - a conceited, overdressed fellow who apes the manners of a gentleman
n. 2. 1835 US nautical sl. - an irresponsible sailor who is overparticular about his appearance; a fop; one who spends much time in barber’s shops
BARBER’S-CLOCK
n. Bk1891 sl. - a fop; one who spends much time in barber’s shops
BARBERSHOPPER
n. 1930 orig. US - a person who performs barbershop or close harmony singing
BARBER-SURGEON
n. 1626 - formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses
BARBERY
n. 1. c1440 obs. - a barber's shop
n. 2. 1540 - the barber's art or craft; shaving
BARBESHELA
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - a very close friend
BARBET
n. 1. 1606 rare - a small beard
n. 2. 1780 - a little dog with long curly hair; a poodle
n. 3. 1844 Sc. - an arrow
BARBETTE
vb. c1480 obs. rare - to make inarticulate sounds; to mutter
BARBIE
n. 1. 1966 derogatory - a young, empty-headed woman who is tall, slim, well-endowed and attractive in a stereotypical way, with peroxide-blonde hair
n. 2. 1976 sl., orig. Aust. - a barbecue
n. 3. 1998 US homosexual sl. - a feminine homosexual who prefers to dress in women's clothing
BARBIE DOLL
n. 1966 - a woman who is likened to a Barbie doll, esp. in being pretty or shapely but passive, characterless, or unintelligent; a super-conformist, conventionally attractive woman; a pretty, giddy girl or woman
BARBIGEROUS
adj. 1731 - bearded, as a man; having a beard, hairy
BARBING
adj. 1630 - shaving, stripping bare
n. 1485 obs. - shaving, hairdressing; clipping
BARBIQUEJO
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - the chin strap of a cowboy hat
BAR-BITCH
n. 2015 US Western sl. - a female bartender
BARBLY
n. Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin - babble, noise
BARBOQUEJO
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - the chin strap of a cowboy hat
BARBOSE
adj. 1716 obs. rare - ? bearded
BARBOURISE
vb. 1702 Sc. obs. - to act as a barber, to shave
BAR-BOY
n. Bk1881 - a boy who serves at the bar of a public-house
BARBS
n. 1601 obs. - the wattles of a cock
ׇBARBULA
n. 1688 obs. - a small beard
BARBULYE
n. 1820 Sc. arch. - confusion, perplexity, quandary
vb. c1572 Sc. arch. - to confuse, to muddle, to disorder
BARBULYIE
n. 1820 Sc. - perplexity, quandary
vb. 1790 Sc. - to confuse, to trouble; to disorder
BAR-BUMMER
n. 1908 Aust. sl. - one who spends their time in bars; a 'barfly'; a heavy drinker, a drunkard
BARB WIRE DEAL
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a tough situation to handle
BARBWIRE GARTERS
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - a mythical award for those who got no special honours or decorations
BAR BY AND MAIN
vb. 1567 obs. - to prevent entirely; to stop altogether
BARCAROLE
n. 1854 - an Italian boatman
BAR CAT
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a lynx
BAR-CLAW
n. 1908 Sc. - a dog's dew-claw
BARCOO BILL
n. 1910 Aust. sl. - a bushman
BARCOO BUSTER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a westerly wind in outback Queensland
BARCOO ROT
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a festering skin disease
BARCOO SALUTE
n. 1973 Aust. sl. - a gesture with which one brushes flies from one's face, considered to be typical of Australians
BARCOO SPEW
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - illness accompanied by attacks of vomiting
BAR COOTIE
n. 1920 US sl. - the habitual occupier of a bar, day in, day out; a heavy drinker, a drunkard
BARD
n. 1. 1449 Sc. - a strolling musician or minstrel
n. 2. c1450 - one of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel-poets whose primary function appears to have been to compose and sing (usually to the harp) verses celebrating the achievements of chiefs and warriors, and who committed to verse historical and tradition facts, religious precepts, laws, genealogies, etc.; used for 'poet' in modern Celtic languages; in Welsh, a poet or versifier who has been recognized at the Eisteddfod
n. 3. 1667 poetic usage - a lyric or epic poet; a poet generally
n. 4. 1825 Sc. - bold, noisy woman; a scolding woman
BARDACH
adj. 1. 1768 Sc. - stout, fearless
adj. 2. 1824 Sc. - quarrelsome, uncivil in managing a dispute
n. 1550 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDACIOUS
adj. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - audacious, unceremonious
adj. 2. 1926 Amer. dial. - thorough, marvellous, remarkable, excellent, first-rate
BARDACIOUSLY
adv. 1901 Amer. dial. - thoroughly, completely, extremely
BARDASCIO
n. 1632 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDASH
n. 1550 rare - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDASS
n. 1550 obs. - a boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man; generally, a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse; a catamite; often used contemptuously, sometimes as a more general term of abuse
BARDESS
n. 1822 rare - a female bard, a poetess
BARDIE
adj. 1. 1706 Sc. - forward, pert, shameless, insolent
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent
n. 1. 1773 Sc. - a minor poet, a humble bard
n. 2. 1808 Sc. obs. - a gelded cat
vb. 1882 Sc. - to vituperate, to bandy words with
BARDILY
adv. 1788 Sc. - pertly, boldly
BARDINESS
n. 1825 Sc. - forwardness, pertness, esp. as shown in conversation
BARDISH
adj. a1662 Sc. obs. - rude, insolent
BARDIST
n. 1588 obs. rare - an adherent or follower of the bards
BAR DITCH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - the strip of grass and streets between the sidewalk and the curb
BARDLET
n. 1867 - a young or inexperienced poet
BARDLING
n. 1813 - a young or inexperienced poet
BARD OF AVON
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - William Shakespeare
BAR-DOG
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a bartender
BAR-DOGGING
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - tending bar
BARDOLATER
n. 1903 - a worshipper of the 'Bard'
BARDOLATRY
n. 1901 - worship of the 'Bard of Avon', i.e. Shakespeare
BARD STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARDY
adj. 1. 1788 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent
adj. 2. 1822 Sc. - forward, pert, shameless, audacious; insolent; defiant
BARE
adj. 1. 1297 obs. - defenseless, unprotected, deserted
adj. 2. c1305 obs. - laid waste, desolate
adj. 3. 1399 obs. - poor in quality, paltry, worthless
adj. 4. 1583 obs. - simple, without luxury; unpolished, rude
adj. 5. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - audacious; also, mean, base
adv. 1. c1325 arch. - no more than, at most; scarcely, barely
adv. 2. c1340 obs. - thoroughly, completely
n. 1. c1300 obs. - a naked part of the body; the bare skin
n. 2. 1683-4 obs. - a bare space or place
BARE-ARSE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked
BARE AS A BALCHIN
adj. 1881 Eng. dial. - bald (balchin = an unfledged bird
BARE AS A JAYBIRD
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - completely bare; naked
BARE AS ONE'S HAND
adj. c1420 - very bare
BARE-ASS
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - naked
BARE-ASSED
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked; completely nude with the buttocks uncovered
adj. 2. 20C US sl. - immature; pert. to a young male whose buttocks are not hairy
BARE-ASS NAKED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - naked
BAREBACK
adj. 20C US sl. - pert. to an act of copulation performed without a condom
BARE-BACKS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sheep after being shorn
BARE-BONE
n. 1596 - a lean, skinny person
BAREBONES
adv. 1940 Amer. dial. - bareback, without a saddle
BARE-BUB
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BAREFACED
adj. 1605 arch. - unconcealed, undisguised, open
BAREFEETED
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. - without shoes, barefoot
BAREFOOT
adj. 1. 1805 Amer. dial. - of horses: unshod
adj. 2. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 3. 1933 Amer. dial. - of bread: plain, without anything added
BAREFOOT-BROTH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - broth made with butter and vegetables, without any meat
BARE-FOOTED
adj. 1. 1847 Amer. dial. - of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted
adj. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. - of horses: unshod
BAREFOOT-HEAD
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - a baldheaded man
BAREFOOT-KAIL
n. 1787 Sc. - broth made with butter and vegetables, without any meat
BARE-GOLLIN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GOLLOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GOLLY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a newly hatched featherless bird
BARE-GORP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BARELIES
adv. 1787 Sc. - scarcely, barely, hardly
BARELINS
adv. 1885 Sc. - barely
BARELLET
n. 1611 obs. - a little barrel or cask
BARELY
adv. 1. c1340 obs. - without qualification or reserve; unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively
adv. 2. 1577 arch. - merely, simply, only
BARE-MAN
n. 1609 Sc. obs. - a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors
BARE-NAKED
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - naked
BARENESS
n. 1. 1552 obs. - leanness
n. 2. 1607 obs. - mere or simple quality; mereness
BAREPOLES
adj. 20C sl. - naked
BARE-POWED
adj. 1874 Sc. - bareheaded
BARE-SNAKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - naked
BARE-VAMPED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - standing in one's stockings, without shoes
BARF
n. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. - a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - vomit
n. 3. 1996 US sl. - beef
vb. 1. 1956 sl., orig. and chiefly US - to vomit
vb. 2. 1983 US sl. - in computing: to fail to operate
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. - in hot rodding and drag racing: to damage something completely or partially, leaving parts scattered
BARF BUDDY
n. 1977 US sl. - a drinking companion
BARFLOG
vb. 1908 Sc. - to beat one's hands crosswise around the shoulders to keep oneself warm
BAR-FLY
n. 1906 US sl. - a too-frequent frequenter of bars and saloons
BARFUL
adj. 1601 obs. - full of bars or hindrances
BARG - BARZ
BARGAIN
n. 1. 1375 obs. exc. Sc. - contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy
n. 2. c1400 arch. - a transaction that entails consequences, esp. unpleasant ones; a (bad or unfortunate) 'business'
n. 3. 1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a small farm-holding
n. 4. 1790 Eng. dial. - an indefinite number or quantity of anything
n. 5. 1892 Eng. dial. - a load, esp. a wagon load
vb. 1375 Sc. obs. - to contend, to strive, to struggle, to fight
BARGAINER
n. c1500 Sc. obs. - a quarreller, a wrangler, a bully
BARGAINING
n. 1375 Sc. obs. - wrangling, contest, struggle, fighting
BARGAIN OF FOOLERY
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - stuff and nonsense, or a stupid and empty thing
BARGAIN-TACKER
n. 1898 Sc. - the foreman, who undertakes the work in a section of a lead mine
BARGE
n. 1. 1470-85 obs. - a rowing-boat; a ferry-boat
n. 2. 1746 Eng. dial. - a fat, heavy person; anything large
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a great fat hog
n. 4. 1882 Amer. dial. - orig. a horse-drawn wagon or sleigh used for transporting a large number of people; now also a bus, esp. a school bus
n. 5. Bk1898 Ireland - a scolding woman
n. 6. 1930 Sc. - an argument, a talk
n. 7. c1960 Amer. jocular usage - a big foot
vb. 1. 1860 Eng. dial. - to scold, to abuse
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to brag
BARGE-ARSE
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - markedly protruding buttocks
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - a nickname for a person with markedly protruding buttocks
BARGE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a large or protuberant belly
BARGH
n. 1. 1674 Eng. dial. obs. - the steep face of a hill; a road up it
n. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated
n. 3. 1693 obs. - a mine
BARGHAM
n. Bk1898 Sc. - any untidy, clumsy piece of dress, but esp. anything wrapped around the neck
BARGHEST
n. 1. 1732 - a goblin, fabled to appear in the form of a large dog, with various horrible characteristics, and to portend imminent death or misfortune
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. - a ghost, wraith, or hobgoblin
n. 3. 1863 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach or abuse; one who is unsightly in appearance; a noisy or ill-conducted person
n. 4. 1865 Eng. dial. - one who has the power of perceiving the disembodied spirits of living men
BARGIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a wrangle, a squabble, a quarrel, mostly in words
vb. 1856 Sc. - to wrangle, to bandy words, to carry on a useless controversy
BARGING
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - scolding in an abusive manner
BARGLE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a squabble, a quarrel, mostly in words
vb. 1856 Sc. - to wrangle, to bandy words, to carry on a useless controversy
BAR-GOWN
n. 1664 - a lawyer's gown; fig. a lawyer
BARGUM
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a bargain
BAR-HEAD
n. 1950 Amer. cowboy usage - a horse that cannot be trained to work or to be ridden
BAR HOG
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
BAR HUSTLER
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a male prostitute who solicits his customers in bars
BARI
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside
BARICK
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - a hill
BARISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - scanty, rather bare
BARK
n. 1. c1374 arch. - outer covering; outside, external part
n. 2. 1377 obs. - the rind, husk, or shell of fruit and grains
n. 3. 1598 poetic usage - a rowing boat; formerly a large flat boat, a barge
n. 4. 1721 Eng. dial. - the skin, epidermis
n. 5. 1790 Eng. dial. - a box or receptacle, formerly made of bark, used for holding candles or candle-ends
n. 6. 1848 Amer. dial. obs. - a scalp
n. 7. 1869 Eng. dial. - an Irishman
n. 8. 1871 colloq. - a cough
n. 9. 1871 - the sound of cannon-firing
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the hard outside of cooked or uncooked meat
n. 11. 1923 Sc. - the scab formed over a wound or sore
n. 12. 1925 Amer. logging usage - any outer layer, as a potato peel, or pie crust
n. 13. 1941 Amer. dial. - the hull of a walnut
vb. 1. 1592 obs. rare - to embark
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of dirt: to clot, to harden, to encrust, to adhere
vb. 3. 1850 - to scrape or rub off the skin, esp. from the shins and joints; to graze, to abrade
vb. 4. 1871 colloq. - to cough
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to 'crow'
vb. 6. 19C - to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers
vb. 7. 1958 Amer. dial. - to scalp
vb. 8. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to complain about an assignment or duty
BARK AGAINST THE MOON
vb. 1655 - to clamour or agitate to no effect; to protest in vain
BARK AT THE MOON
vb. 1655 - to clamour or agitate to no effect; to protest in vain
BARK-EATER
n. 1. 1958 Amer. dial. - in logging: a logger; a sawmill hand
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - a porcupine
BARKED
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. - bald
BARKEEP
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bartender
BARKEN
n. 1671 Eng. dial. - an enclosed space or yard; a farmyard
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of blood or dirt: to clot, to become hardened, or encrusted
BARKER
n. 1. 1402 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a tanner; a worker with leather
n. 2. 1483 - a noisy assailant
n. 3. 1699 - one who 'barks' at a cheap shop or show to entice people inside; an auction-room or shop tout
n. 4. 1815 sl. - a pistol
n. 5. 1842 sl. - a cannon
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a dog
n. 7. Bk1944 services' sl. - a big artillery gun
n. 8. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a cougher
n. 9. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - one who complains
BARKER'S EGG
n. 1980s sl., orig. Aust. - dog excrement, esp. when very old
BARKER'S NEST
n. 1980s sl., orig. Aust. - a pile of dog excrement
BARKING
adj. 1968 Brit. sl. - insane, mad
n. 1. 1549 - angry or assailing outcry
n. 2. 1813 - harsh coughing
BARKING AND FLEEING
phr. - spending one's property in a prodigal way; on the verge of ruin
BARKING DOGS
n. 1939 Amer. jocular usage - tired or aching feet
BARKING IRON
n. 1791 Ireland cant - a pistol
BARKING MAD
adj. 1900s sl. - absolutely crazy, highly eccentric, insane, mad
BARKING SPIDER
n. 1. 1980s US college sl. - the audible breaking of wind
n. 2. 1990s sl. - the anus
BARKING WOLF
n. 1867 Amer. dial. obs. - a coyote
BARKLE
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - of dirt: to cake, to encrust, to adhere
BARKLOVES
n. 1929 Sc. - bare feet; used jokingly
BARL
n. c1820 Amer. dial. - a barrel
BARLA-FUMBLE
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - a call for a truce by one who has fallen in wrestling or play; also used improperly for a fall or tumble
BARLEY
int. 1814 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a cry for truce in a game, used by children when a short rest or break is wanted
n. 1814 Sc. - a truce, a rest
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - to claim by right of first choice, to bespeak
BARLEY-BAIRN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage
BARLEY-BIRD
n. 1. 1882 Eng. dial. - the nightingale
n. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. - the Ray's wagtail, Motacilla flava
n. 3. 1885 Eng. dial. - the common gull, Larus canus
n. 4. 1887 Eng. dial. - the siskin, Chrysomitris spinus
n. 5. 1889 Eng. dial. - the wryneck, Jynx torquilla
BARLEY BLIND
adj. 1796 sl. obs. - intoxicated
BARLEY-BREE
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale
BARLEY BRIGHT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a children's game of chase
BARLEY-BROO
n. 1724 Sc. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale
BARLEY-BROTH
n. 1. 1593 - strong ale
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY-BUGGLE
n. 1880 N. Ireland - a scarecrow
BARLEY-BUMP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sluggard
BARLEY-CAP
n. 1598 obs. - a tippler
BARLEY-CHILD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage
BARLEY-CORN
n. 19C Eng. dial. - beer or ale
BARLEYCORN SPRINTS
n. 1858 Amer. loggers' usage - dysentery following a drunk
BARLEY-FEVER
n. 1. 1828 Sc. - illness caused by drinking to excess
n. 2. 1828 Sc. - intoxication
BARLEY-FUMMEL!
int. 1827 Sc. obs. - the call for a truce by one who has fallen in wrestling or fighting
BARLEY-HOOD
n. a1529 - a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking
BARLEY-ISLAND
n. a1640 obs. - an ale-house
BARLEY JOHNNY
n. 1891 Sc. - whisky
BARLEY JUICE
n. 1. L17 sl. - beer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY ME!
int. 1956 Amer. dial. - in children's games: that's mine!
BARLEY-MOOD
n. 1790 - a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking; barley-hood
BARLEY OUT!
int. 1917 Amer. dial. - in children's games: a call for truce
BARLEY-SICK
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - intoxicated
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - sick from excessive drinking
BARLEY-SOWER
n. 1887 Eng. dial. - the common gull, Larus canus
BARLEY-STRAW
n. a1721 - a trifle
BARLEY-UNCTION
n. 1746 Sc. obs. - malt liquor; whisky
BARLEY WATER
n. 1. L17 sl. - beer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY WINE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLIC
adj. 1790 Sc. obs. - angry, drunken
BARLIC-HOOD
n. 1728 Sc. - a fit of obstinacy or violent ill temper; also, a state of drunkenness
BARLING
n. 1611 obs. - a pole
BARLOW KNIFE
n. 1779 Amer. dial. - a single-bladed pocket knife
BARM
n. 1. c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a bosom, a lap
n. 2. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the froth or 'head' of beer when poured out
n. 3. c1340 obs. rare - edge, brim
n. 4. 1740 Sc. & Eng. dial. - yeast
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. - nonsense; foolish talk
n. 6. 1924 Amer. dial. - a large quantity
BARMAN
n. 1657 obs. - a pleader at the bar; a barrister
BARM-CLOTH
n. c1000 - an apron
BARMECIDAL
adj. a1845 - like the Barmecide's feast; imaginarily satisfying or sumptuous; unreal, illusory
BARMECIDE
n. 1713 - one who offers benefits that are illusory or disappointing
BARM-FEL
n. c1350 - a leather apron
BARM-HATRE
n. c1300 obs. - an apron
BARM-HEAD
n. 1865 Eng. dial. - a soft, foolish person
BARMIE
adj. 1. 1786 - fermenting with thought
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. - passionate
adj. 3. 1824 Sc. - flighty, foolish
BARMING
n. 1823 Sc. - interest arising from money
BARMPOT
n. 1951 Brit. sl., orig. N. Eng. dial. - a foolish person
BARM-SKIN
n. 1594 Eng. dial. - a leather apron
BARMSTICK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person of weak intellect
BARMY
adj. 1. 1808 Sc. - flighty; passionate; irascible
adj. 2. 1824 sl. - silly, weak-minded, half-witted
adj. 3. 1891 sl. - crazy, eccentric
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1887 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton
BARMY-BRAINED
adj. 1824 Sc. - foolish, giddy, flighty; light-headed
BARMY-FACED
adj. 1724 Sc. - having a foolish or silly expression
BARMY-FROTH
n. 1599 - a flighty, empty-headed fellow; a simpleton
BARMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 sl. - crazy, eccentric
BARNABEE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
BARNABY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an error; a mistake; a blunder
BARNABY BRIGHT
n. 1670 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNABY DAY
n. 1650 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNABY THE BRIGHT
n. 1595 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNACLE
n. 1. 1591 obs. rare - one who speaks through his nose
n. 2. 1607 - a companion or follower that sticks close, and will not be dismissed; a constant attendant
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an incorrigible person
n. 4. M19 cant - a pickpocket
n. 5. E20 US sl. - a prostitute
BARNACLED
adj. 1878 colloq. - wearing spectacles
BARNACLES
n. 1571 colloq. - spectacles
BARNAGE
n. 1. c1325 obs. - childhood, infancy
n. 2. 1790 Sc. obs. - a military company, army, followers
BARNARD
n. 1532 obs. - the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper
BARNAUGH-BLOW
n. Bk1898 Ireland - the goal or winning stroke
BARN-BOSS
n. 1. 1902 US - a horsekeeper
n. 2. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - a dominating wife
BARN BURNER
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - a kitchen match; a wooden match which can be struck on any surface
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a highly successful or enjoyable occasion
BARN CHAMBER
n. 1838 Amer. dial. - a barn loft
BARNDOOK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage - a gun; a rifle
BARN-DOOR
int. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - hello, good day; (French 'bonjour')
n. 1. 1547 - a target too large to be easily missed
n. 2. 1679 - in cricket: a player that blocks every ball
n. 3. 1865 Amer. dial. - a triangular tear in a piece of cloth
n. 4. 1885 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARN-DOOR BRITCHES
n. 1885 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARN-DOOR PANTS
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARNDOOR-SAVAGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clodhopper; a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person
BARNET
n. 1969 Brit. sl. - the head
BARNEY
n. 1. 1865 sl. - humbug, cheating
n. 2. 1868 Eng. dial. - nonsense, foolery
n. 3. 1882 sl. - a prize-fight
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - a disturbance, dispute, altercation, an argument, a row
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship
n. 6. 1980s rhyming sl. 'Barney Rubble' - trouble
n. 7. 20C teen & high school sl. - an unattractive male
vb. 1876 Brit., Aust. & NZ sl. - to argue
BARNEY BEE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
BARNEY CLAPPER
n. 1. 17C sl. - sour buttermilk
n. 2. 1904 Amer. dial. - the lily of the valley
BARNEY DILLON
n. 1930s Irish & Sc. rhyming sl. - a shilling
BARNEY-GUN
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - an eruption on the skin; also, shingles
BARNEYING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - nonsense, foolery
BARNEY MAGUIRE
n. 20C Aust. & US rhyming sl. - a fire
BARNEY MOKE
n. 1940s rhyming sl. for 'poke' - a pocket
BARNEY RUBBLE
n. 1980s rhyming sl. - trouble
BARNEY'S BULL
n. 1. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - a worthless person or thing
n. 2. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - nonsense, rubbish
BARN FLY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a rustic person; one from a rural area
BARN-GUN
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - an eruption on the skin; also, shingles
BARNISH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to grow fat; to 'fill out'; to look sleek and smooth
BARNISHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat
BARNISH YOU!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild imprecation
BARN MONEY
n. 1994 US sl. - in horse racing: money bet by purportedly informed track insiders
BARN'S-BREAKING
n. 1822 Sc. - a mischievous action; an idle frolic
BARN-SITE
n. 1863 N. Eng. dial. - anxiety about children
BARNSTAPLE FAIR WEATHER
n. 1893 Eng. dial. - cold, wet, windy weather
BARNSTORMER
n. Bk1891 theatrical sl. - an actor
BARNUMISM
n. 1862 - exaggerated advertising or display; boastful talk
BARNUMIZE
vb. 1851 - to exhibit with a lavish display of puffing advertisements
BARNYARD
adj. 20C US sl. - smutty, obscene
BARNYARD BEAUTY
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a buxom rustic beauty
BARNYARD BED
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a bed that is made up the wrong way as a joke, as concealing beans and rice under the lower sheet
BARNYARD EXPRESSION
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - coarse or vulgar language; slang
BARNYARD GOLF
n. 1929 Amer. dial. jocular usage - the game of quoits or horseshoes
BARNYARD PIPE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a corncob pipe
BARNYARD PREACHER
n. 1805 Amer. dial. - an unprofessional or part-time lay preacher
BARNYARD RELATION
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a distant relation
BARNYARD SALAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - manure
BARNYARD TROTS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
BAR OF SOAP
n. 1959 US sl. - in dominoes: the double blank
BARON
n. 1919 sl. - an army commander
BARON NABBEM
n. 1830 US sl. - a constable
BAR PIG
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
BARR
n. 1998 US drug culture sl. - a mixture of codeine-infused cough syrup and soda
vb. 1653 obs. - to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant
BARRACE
n. 1. c1470 obs. - hostility, contention, strife (as per NED: perhaps confused with 'barrat')
n. 2. 1480 obs. rare - a hindrance, obstruction, delay
BARRACK
n. 1686 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. a temporary hut or cabin, as for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc.
vb. Bk1898 N. Ireland - to brag, to be boastful of one's fighting powers
BARRACKER
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - a braggart
BARRACK-HACK
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a soldier's prostitute; a camp follower
BARRACKING
adj. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - bantering
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - bragging, boastfulness
BARRACKS 13
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - the guardhouse
BARRACK SCHOOL
n. 1894 - a disparaging term applied to a large district school for poor-law children
BARRACKS FATIGUE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a loafing in quarters
BARRACOON
n. 1851 - a rough barrack, set of sheds, or enclosure in which Black slaves (originally), convicts, etc., are temporarily detained
BARRACUDA
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - a violent, aggressive criminal
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - a domineering, argumentative person
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - a predatory homosexual, desperate to obtain a desired partner no matter what it takes
n. 4. 1970s US sl. - a sexual enthusiast, esp. female
n. 5. 1980s US college sl. - a nasty woman
BAR RAG
n. 1919 US sl. - a regular in a given bar
BARRAGE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a party where a jug is produced and the spirited contents trickle musically into the glasses
BARRAKIN
n. M19 - unintelligible language
BARRANCA
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a deep gully or ravine
BARRANCO
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a bluff or the steep bank of a river
BARRAT
n. 1. c1230 obs. - trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain
n. 2. c1300 obs. - contention, strife, quarrel, fighting
n. 3. 1340 obs. - deception, fraud, fraudulent dealing
vb. 1600 obs. rare - to quarrel, strive, brawl
BARRATER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a brawler; an inciter to lawsuits
BARRATOR
n. 1. a1400 obs. - one who fights; esp. a hired bully
n. 2. 1427 - a person who buys or sells ecclesiastical preferments; a simonist; one who buys or sells offices of state
n. 3. c1440 obs. - a quarrelsome person; one given to brawling and riot; a rowdy
n. 4. 1847 - a ship's master who commits 'barratry' (see Marine Law definition)
n. 5. 1864 - a judge who takes bribes
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - an inciter to lawsuits
BARRATOUS
adj. 1430 obs. - contentious, quarrelsome
BARRATRESS
n. 1583 obs. rare - a female fighter, an amazon, a virago
BARRATROUS
adj. 1842 - in Marine Law: of the nature of barratry, fraudulent
BARRATRY
n. 1. 1427 - the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferment, or of offices of state
n. 2. 1622 - in Marine Law: fraud, or gross and criminal negligence, on the part of the master or mariners of a ship, to the prejudice of the owners, and without their consent; e.g. dishonestly sinking, deserting, or running away with the ship, or embezzling the cargo
n. 3. 1645 - the offence of habitually exciting quarrels, or moving or maintaining lawsuits; vexatious persistence in, or incitement to, litigation
n. 4. 1773 - in Sc. law: the acceptance of bribes by a judge
BARRED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - striped, streaked
BARRED CAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tabby-cat
BARREL
n. 1. c1300 - the contents of a barrel; intoxicating liquor
n. 2. 1703 - the belly and loins of a horse, ox, etc.
n. 3. 1800 Eng. dial. - the curve of the surface of a road
n. 4. 1884 US political sl. - money for use in a political campaign, esp. for corrupt purposes
n. 5. 1971 US sl. - a tablet of LSD; usually in the plural
n. 6. 1990 US sl. - in pool: a betting unit; 'if you have $1000 and you're playing for $100 a game, you're packing ten barrels'
vb. 20C US sl. - to drink to excess; to consume 'barrel's of drink
BARREL-ASS
n. 1940s US sl. - a fat person
vb. 1960s US sl. - to rush headlong, to charge at; to drive fast
BARREL-BELLIED
adj. 1697 - having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent
BARREL-BOARDER
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARREL-BREASTED
adj. 1884 Sc. - round-chested
BARREL-CAMPAIGN
n. 1884 US - a political contest in which bribery is lavishly employed
BARREL DOSSER
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARRELET
n. 1611 obs. - a little barrel or cask
BARREL-FEVER
n. 1. 1791 Eng. dial. - sickness caused by excessive drinking
n. 2. 19C sl. - a hangover
n. 3. 19C sl. - the delirium tremens
n. 4. 19C sl. - a name for the cause of death when a lethal dose of alcohol has been ingested
BARREL HOUSE
n. 1888 US - a low-class drinking-saloon
BARREL-HOUSE BUM
n. M20 US sl. - a beggar drunkard
BARREL-HOUSE DRUNK
adj. E20 US sl. - heavily intoxicated with alcohol
BARREL-HOUSE STIFF
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARRELLED
adj. 1910s US sl. - drunk
BARRELLED UP
adj. 1910s US sl. - drunk
BARRELLIE
n. 1910 Sc. - a short, thickset person
BARREL OF FAT
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a hat
BARREL OF TREACLE
n. L19 sl. - love, esp. the outward signs of being in love
BARRELS
n. 1970s drug culture sl. - the drug LSD
BARREL SHOP
n. 1904 US - a low-class drinking-saloon
BARREL-SICK
adj. c1770 Sc. - drunk
BARREL STIFF
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARREL-STOMACHED
adj. 1884 - having a well-rounded belly
BARREL-TEARS
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - ale
BARREL-WASH
n. 1980s Can. sl. - illicitly distilled liquor
BARREN
n. 1. c1420 obs. - one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal
n. 2. 1486 obs. - a drove of mules
vb. 1581 obs. - to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile
BARRENHOOD
n. c1380 obs. - barrenness
BARRENIZE
vb. 1649 obs. - to make barren or sterile
BARREN JOEY
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - a prostitute
BARRENTY
n. 1382 obs. - unproductiveness
BARREY HOG
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a castrated hog
BARRICADO
n. 1. 1611 - any barrier or obstruction to passage
n. 2. 1644 obs. - a natural frontier or boundary line
BARRICO
n. 1607 - a keg, a small cask or barrel
BARRIE
adj. 1923 Sc. - fine; big; smart in appearance
n. a1714 Sc. - a woman's petticoat
vb. 1908 Sc. - to thrash
BARRIER
n. 1. 1709 obs. - a fortified frontier; a frontier generally; a name formerly given to a district which commanded the frontier of the Netherlands
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. - a bar
BARRIER REEF
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. - the teeth
BARRIKET
n. 1611 obs. - a small cask; a firkin
BARRIKIN
n. 1. 1851 Eng. sl. - high-flown language; unintelligible language; gibberish, jargon
n. 2. M19 sl. - a hawker's sales patter
n. 3. L19 sl. - chatter
BARRIO
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a Spanish-speaking community or neighbourhood in an American city; a Latino or Chicano district
BARRIQUET
n. 1611 obs. - a small cask; a firkin
BARRISTRATION
n. 1837 nonce word - the action of a barrister
BARRISTRESS
n. 1898 - a woman barrister
BAR-ROOM
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a bunk-room in a logging-camp
BAR ROOM MAN
n. 1938 US lumberjacks' usage - in logging: the chore boy around the camp who cut fuel, filled wood boxes, swept bunkhouses, washed blankets, fed pigs
BARROW
n. 1. c885 obs. - a mountain, a mount, a hill or hillock
n. 2. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a castrated boar, a swine
n. 3. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial - a mound of earth or stones erected in early times over a grave; a grave-mound, a burial mound; a tumulus.
n. 4. 1552 obs. rare - a badger
n. 5. 1781 Eng. dial. - a large heap of stones
n. 6. 1795 Eng. dial. - a grove, copse, dingle
n. 7. 1869 Eng. dial. - a mound or heap
n. 8. 1940s Aust. sl. - a police van
n. 9. 1950s Aust. sl. - a second-hand motorcar
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to carry in a wheelbarrow
vb. 2. M19 - to take home a drunkard, who is reclining or passed out, in a wheelbarrow
BARROW-BACKED
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. - bent from heavy work, such as wheeling barrows
BARROW-BUNTER
n. 1771 obs. - one employed in wheeling a barrow; a female costermonger
BARROW-GUTTLINGS
n. 1575 - pig's chitterlings; intestines, bowels
BARROW JOCKEY
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - one who pushes a wheelbarrow
BARROW-MAN
n. 1. E19 sl. - a convict under sentence of transportation
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lame beggar carried from house to house in a barrow
BARROW-PIG
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
BARROW PIT
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a roadside drainage ditch
BARROWS
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a loan, esp. of money
BARROW-TRAM
n. 1815 Sc. - a raw-boned person; a gaunt person
BARRUH
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - a castrated hog
BARRY
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside
BARS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rest from work
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peace, truce
BARSE-ACKWARDS
adv. 1975 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
BARSELETTE
n. c1340 obs. - a hunting dog, a hound
BARSK
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - harsh, husky
BARST
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a loud noise
BAR STEWARD
n. 1888 - a person who serves drinks in a bar; a bartender
BARTARIAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bartender
BARTER
n. 1859-1864 Eng. sl. - in cricket: a half-volley; a hard hit
vb. 1859-64 Eng. sl. - in cricket: to hit half-volley
BARTERY
n. 1. 1570 obs. - traffic by exchange, barter
n. 2. a1638 obs. - wares for barter or exchange
BARTH
n. 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a warm sheltered place or shelter for cattle and sheep
BAR THE DICE
vb. 1673 obs. - to declare the throw void
BARTHLESS
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. - houseless
BAR TOAD
n. 1958 Amer. loggers' usage - a man who goes into a saloon and squats there like a toad on a rock
BARTOLIST
n. 1602 obs. - a student of Bartolo, an eminent Italian lawyer born 1313; one skilled in the law
BARTON
n. 1. 1552 - a farmyard; the outbuildings at the back of a farmhouse
n. 2. 1552 obs. - an enclosure for poultry; a pen
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a large farm, esp. the demesne lands of a manor; a farmhouse
BARUKHZY
n. 1895 - the Afghan hound
BARVEL AND BOOTS
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - a little frosting on the cake; a special consideration
BARY
vb. 1594 obs. rare - to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant
n. 1. 1375 obs. exc. Sc. - contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy
n. 2. c1400 arch. - a transaction that entails consequences, esp. unpleasant ones; a (bad or unfortunate) 'business'
n. 3. 1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a small farm-holding
n. 4. 1790 Eng. dial. - an indefinite number or quantity of anything
n. 5. 1892 Eng. dial. - a load, esp. a wagon load
vb. 1375 Sc. obs. - to contend, to strive, to struggle, to fight
BARGAINER
n. c1500 Sc. obs. - a quarreller, a wrangler, a bully
BARGAINING
n. 1375 Sc. obs. - wrangling, contest, struggle, fighting
BARGAIN OF FOOLERY
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - stuff and nonsense, or a stupid and empty thing
BARGAIN-TACKER
n. 1898 Sc. - the foreman, who undertakes the work in a section of a lead mine
BARGE
n. 1. 1470-85 obs. - a rowing-boat; a ferry-boat
n. 2. 1746 Eng. dial. - a fat, heavy person; anything large
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a great fat hog
n. 4. 1882 Amer. dial. - orig. a horse-drawn wagon or sleigh used for transporting a large number of people; now also a bus, esp. a school bus
n. 5. Bk1898 Ireland - a scolding woman
n. 6. 1930 Sc. - an argument, a talk
n. 7. c1960 Amer. jocular usage - a big foot
vb. 1. 1860 Eng. dial. - to scold, to abuse
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to brag
BARGE-ARSE
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - markedly protruding buttocks
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - a nickname for a person with markedly protruding buttocks
BARGE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a large or protuberant belly
BARGH
n. 1. 1674 Eng. dial. obs. - the steep face of a hill; a road up it
n. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated
n. 3. 1693 obs. - a mine
BARGHAM
n. Bk1898 Sc. - any untidy, clumsy piece of dress, but esp. anything wrapped around the neck
BARGHEST
n. 1. 1732 - a goblin, fabled to appear in the form of a large dog, with various horrible characteristics, and to portend imminent death or misfortune
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. - a ghost, wraith, or hobgoblin
n. 3. 1863 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach or abuse; one who is unsightly in appearance; a noisy or ill-conducted person
n. 4. 1865 Eng. dial. - one who has the power of perceiving the disembodied spirits of living men
BARGIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a wrangle, a squabble, a quarrel, mostly in words
vb. 1856 Sc. - to wrangle, to bandy words, to carry on a useless controversy
BARGING
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - scolding in an abusive manner
BARGLE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a squabble, a quarrel, mostly in words
vb. 1856 Sc. - to wrangle, to bandy words, to carry on a useless controversy
BAR-GOWN
n. 1664 - a lawyer's gown; fig. a lawyer
BARGUM
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a bargain
BAR-HEAD
n. 1950 Amer. cowboy usage - a horse that cannot be trained to work or to be ridden
BAR HOG
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
BAR HUSTLER
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a male prostitute who solicits his customers in bars
BARI
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside
BARICK
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - a hill
BARISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - scanty, rather bare
BARK
n. 1. c1374 arch. - outer covering; outside, external part
n. 2. 1377 obs. - the rind, husk, or shell of fruit and grains
n. 3. 1598 poetic usage - a rowing boat; formerly a large flat boat, a barge
n. 4. 1721 Eng. dial. - the skin, epidermis
n. 5. 1790 Eng. dial. - a box or receptacle, formerly made of bark, used for holding candles or candle-ends
n. 6. 1848 Amer. dial. obs. - a scalp
n. 7. 1869 Eng. dial. - an Irishman
n. 8. 1871 colloq. - a cough
n. 9. 1871 - the sound of cannon-firing
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the hard outside of cooked or uncooked meat
n. 11. 1923 Sc. - the scab formed over a wound or sore
n. 12. 1925 Amer. logging usage - any outer layer, as a potato peel, or pie crust
n. 13. 1941 Amer. dial. - the hull of a walnut
vb. 1. 1592 obs. rare - to embark
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of dirt: to clot, to harden, to encrust, to adhere
vb. 3. 1850 - to scrape or rub off the skin, esp. from the shins and joints; to graze, to abrade
vb. 4. 1871 colloq. - to cough
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to 'crow'
vb. 6. 19C - to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers
vb. 7. 1958 Amer. dial. - to scalp
vb. 8. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to complain about an assignment or duty
BARK AGAINST THE MOON
vb. 1655 - to clamour or agitate to no effect; to protest in vain
BARK AT THE MOON
vb. 1655 - to clamour or agitate to no effect; to protest in vain
BARK-EATER
n. 1. 1958 Amer. dial. - in logging: a logger; a sawmill hand
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - a porcupine
BARKED
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. - bald
BARKEEP
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bartender
BARKEN
n. 1671 Eng. dial. - an enclosed space or yard; a farmyard
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of blood or dirt: to clot, to become hardened, or encrusted
BARKER
n. 1. 1402 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a tanner; a worker with leather
n. 2. 1483 - a noisy assailant
n. 3. 1699 - one who 'barks' at a cheap shop or show to entice people inside; an auction-room or shop tout
n. 4. 1815 sl. - a pistol
n. 5. 1842 sl. - a cannon
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a dog
n. 7. Bk1944 services' sl. - a big artillery gun
n. 8. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a cougher
n. 9. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - one who complains
BARKER'S EGG
n. 1980s sl., orig. Aust. - dog excrement, esp. when very old
BARKER'S NEST
n. 1980s sl., orig. Aust. - a pile of dog excrement
BARKING
adj. 1968 Brit. sl. - insane, mad
n. 1. 1549 - angry or assailing outcry
n. 2. 1813 - harsh coughing
BARKING AND FLEEING
phr. - spending one's property in a prodigal way; on the verge of ruin
BARKING DOGS
n. 1939 Amer. jocular usage - tired or aching feet
BARKING IRON
n. 1791 Ireland cant - a pistol
BARKING MAD
adj. 1900s sl. - absolutely crazy, highly eccentric, insane, mad
BARKING SPIDER
n. 1. 1980s US college sl. - the audible breaking of wind
n. 2. 1990s sl. - the anus
BARKING WOLF
n. 1867 Amer. dial. obs. - a coyote
BARKLE
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - of dirt: to cake, to encrust, to adhere
BARKLOVES
n. 1929 Sc. - bare feet; used jokingly
BARL
n. c1820 Amer. dial. - a barrel
BARLA-FUMBLE
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - a call for a truce by one who has fallen in wrestling or play; also used improperly for a fall or tumble
BARLEY
int. 1814 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a cry for truce in a game, used by children when a short rest or break is wanted
n. 1814 Sc. - a truce, a rest
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - to claim by right of first choice, to bespeak
BARLEY-BAIRN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage
BARLEY-BIRD
n. 1. 1882 Eng. dial. - the nightingale
n. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. - the Ray's wagtail, Motacilla flava
n. 3. 1885 Eng. dial. - the common gull, Larus canus
n. 4. 1887 Eng. dial. - the siskin, Chrysomitris spinus
n. 5. 1889 Eng. dial. - the wryneck, Jynx torquilla
BARLEY BLIND
adj. 1796 sl. obs. - intoxicated
BARLEY-BREE
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale
BARLEY BRIGHT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a children's game of chase
BARLEY-BROO
n. 1724 Sc. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale
BARLEY-BROTH
n. 1. 1593 - strong ale
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY-BUGGLE
n. 1880 N. Ireland - a scarecrow
BARLEY-BUMP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sluggard
BARLEY-CAP
n. 1598 obs. - a tippler
BARLEY-CHILD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage
BARLEY-CORN
n. 19C Eng. dial. - beer or ale
BARLEYCORN SPRINTS
n. 1858 Amer. loggers' usage - dysentery following a drunk
BARLEY-FEVER
n. 1. 1828 Sc. - illness caused by drinking to excess
n. 2. 1828 Sc. - intoxication
BARLEY-FUMMEL!
int. 1827 Sc. obs. - the call for a truce by one who has fallen in wrestling or fighting
BARLEY-HOOD
n. a1529 - a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking
BARLEY-ISLAND
n. a1640 obs. - an ale-house
BARLEY JOHNNY
n. 1891 Sc. - whisky
BARLEY JUICE
n. 1. L17 sl. - beer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY ME!
int. 1956 Amer. dial. - in children's games: that's mine!
BARLEY-MOOD
n. 1790 - a fit of drunkenness, or of ill humour or temper brought on by drinking; barley-hood
BARLEY OUT!
int. 1917 Amer. dial. - in children's games: a call for truce
BARLEY-SICK
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - intoxicated
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - sick from excessive drinking
BARLEY-SOWER
n. 1887 Eng. dial. - the common gull, Larus canus
BARLEY-STRAW
n. a1721 - a trifle
BARLEY-UNCTION
n. 1746 Sc. obs. - malt liquor; whisky
BARLEY WATER
n. 1. L17 sl. - beer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLEY WINE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - whisky
BARLIC
adj. 1790 Sc. obs. - angry, drunken
BARLIC-HOOD
n. 1728 Sc. - a fit of obstinacy or violent ill temper; also, a state of drunkenness
BARLING
n. 1611 obs. - a pole
BARLOW KNIFE
n. 1779 Amer. dial. - a single-bladed pocket knife
BARM
n. 1. c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a bosom, a lap
n. 2. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the froth or 'head' of beer when poured out
n. 3. c1340 obs. rare - edge, brim
n. 4. 1740 Sc. & Eng. dial. - yeast
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. - nonsense; foolish talk
n. 6. 1924 Amer. dial. - a large quantity
BARMAN
n. 1657 obs. - a pleader at the bar; a barrister
BARM-CLOTH
n. c1000 - an apron
BARMECIDAL
adj. a1845 - like the Barmecide's feast; imaginarily satisfying or sumptuous; unreal, illusory
BARMECIDE
n. 1713 - one who offers benefits that are illusory or disappointing
BARM-FEL
n. c1350 - a leather apron
BARM-HATRE
n. c1300 obs. - an apron
BARM-HEAD
n. 1865 Eng. dial. - a soft, foolish person
BARMIE
adj. 1. 1786 - fermenting with thought
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. - passionate
adj. 3. 1824 Sc. - flighty, foolish
BARMING
n. 1823 Sc. - interest arising from money
BARMPOT
n. 1951 Brit. sl., orig. N. Eng. dial. - a foolish person
BARM-SKIN
n. 1594 Eng. dial. - a leather apron
BARMSTICK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person of weak intellect
BARMY
adj. 1. 1808 Sc. - flighty; passionate; irascible
adj. 2. 1824 sl. - silly, weak-minded, half-witted
adj. 3. 1891 sl. - crazy, eccentric
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1887 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton
BARMY-BRAINED
adj. 1824 Sc. - foolish, giddy, flighty; light-headed
BARMY-FACED
adj. 1724 Sc. - having a foolish or silly expression
BARMY-FROTH
n. 1599 - a flighty, empty-headed fellow; a simpleton
BARMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 sl. - crazy, eccentric
BARNABEE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
BARNABY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an error; a mistake; a blunder
BARNABY BRIGHT
n. 1670 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNABY DAY
n. 1650 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNABY THE BRIGHT
n. 1595 - St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day'
BARNACLE
n. 1. 1591 obs. rare - one who speaks through his nose
n. 2. 1607 - a companion or follower that sticks close, and will not be dismissed; a constant attendant
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an incorrigible person
n. 4. M19 cant - a pickpocket
n. 5. E20 US sl. - a prostitute
BARNACLED
adj. 1878 colloq. - wearing spectacles
BARNACLES
n. 1571 colloq. - spectacles
BARNAGE
n. 1. c1325 obs. - childhood, infancy
n. 2. 1790 Sc. obs. - a military company, army, followers
BARNARD
n. 1532 obs. - the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper
BARNAUGH-BLOW
n. Bk1898 Ireland - the goal or winning stroke
BARN-BOSS
n. 1. 1902 US - a horsekeeper
n. 2. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - a dominating wife
BARN BURNER
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - a kitchen match; a wooden match which can be struck on any surface
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a highly successful or enjoyable occasion
BARN CHAMBER
n. 1838 Amer. dial. - a barn loft
BARNDOOK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage - a gun; a rifle
BARN-DOOR
int. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage - hello, good day; (French 'bonjour')
n. 1. 1547 - a target too large to be easily missed
n. 2. 1679 - in cricket: a player that blocks every ball
n. 3. 1865 Amer. dial. - a triangular tear in a piece of cloth
n. 4. 1885 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARN-DOOR BRITCHES
n. 1885 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARN-DOOR PANTS
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a wide front flap on trousers, buttoned at the sides
BARNDOOR-SAVAGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clodhopper; a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person
BARNET
n. 1969 Brit. sl. - the head
BARNEY
n. 1. 1865 sl. - humbug, cheating
n. 2. 1868 Eng. dial. - nonsense, foolery
n. 3. 1882 sl. - a prize-fight
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - a disturbance, dispute, altercation, an argument, a row
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship
n. 6. 1980s rhyming sl. 'Barney Rubble' - trouble
n. 7. 20C teen & high school sl. - an unattractive male
vb. 1876 Brit., Aust. & NZ sl. - to argue
BARNEY BEE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
BARNEY CLAPPER
n. 1. 17C sl. - sour buttermilk
n. 2. 1904 Amer. dial. - the lily of the valley
BARNEY DILLON
n. 1930s Irish & Sc. rhyming sl. - a shilling
BARNEY-GUN
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - an eruption on the skin; also, shingles
BARNEYING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - nonsense, foolery
BARNEY MAGUIRE
n. 20C Aust. & US rhyming sl. - a fire
BARNEY MOKE
n. 1940s rhyming sl. for 'poke' - a pocket
BARNEY RUBBLE
n. 1980s rhyming sl. - trouble
BARNEY'S BULL
n. 1. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - a worthless person or thing
n. 2. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - nonsense, rubbish
BARN FLY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a rustic person; one from a rural area
BARN-GUN
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - an eruption on the skin; also, shingles
BARNISH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to grow fat; to 'fill out'; to look sleek and smooth
BARNISHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat
BARNISH YOU!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild imprecation
BARN MONEY
n. 1994 US sl. - in horse racing: money bet by purportedly informed track insiders
BARN'S-BREAKING
n. 1822 Sc. - a mischievous action; an idle frolic
BARN-SITE
n. 1863 N. Eng. dial. - anxiety about children
BARNSTAPLE FAIR WEATHER
n. 1893 Eng. dial. - cold, wet, windy weather
BARNSTORMER
n. Bk1891 theatrical sl. - an actor
BARNUMISM
n. 1862 - exaggerated advertising or display; boastful talk
BARNUMIZE
vb. 1851 - to exhibit with a lavish display of puffing advertisements
BARNYARD
adj. 20C US sl. - smutty, obscene
BARNYARD BEAUTY
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a buxom rustic beauty
BARNYARD BED
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a bed that is made up the wrong way as a joke, as concealing beans and rice under the lower sheet
BARNYARD EXPRESSION
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - coarse or vulgar language; slang
BARNYARD GOLF
n. 1929 Amer. dial. jocular usage - the game of quoits or horseshoes
BARNYARD PIPE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a corncob pipe
BARNYARD PREACHER
n. 1805 Amer. dial. - an unprofessional or part-time lay preacher
BARNYARD RELATION
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a distant relation
BARNYARD SALAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - manure
BARNYARD TROTS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
BAR OF SOAP
n. 1959 US sl. - in dominoes: the double blank
BARON
n. 1919 sl. - an army commander
BARON NABBEM
n. 1830 US sl. - a constable
BAR PIG
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - a gelded hog
BARR
n. 1998 US drug culture sl. - a mixture of codeine-infused cough syrup and soda
vb. 1653 obs. - to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant
BARRACE
n. 1. c1470 obs. - hostility, contention, strife (as per NED: perhaps confused with 'barrat')
n. 2. 1480 obs. rare - a hindrance, obstruction, delay
BARRACK
n. 1686 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. a temporary hut or cabin, as for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc.
vb. Bk1898 N. Ireland - to brag, to be boastful of one's fighting powers
BARRACKER
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - a braggart
BARRACK-HACK
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a soldier's prostitute; a camp follower
BARRACKING
adj. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - bantering
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland - bragging, boastfulness
BARRACKS 13
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - the guardhouse
BARRACK SCHOOL
n. 1894 - a disparaging term applied to a large district school for poor-law children
BARRACKS FATIGUE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a loafing in quarters
BARRACOON
n. 1851 - a rough barrack, set of sheds, or enclosure in which Black slaves (originally), convicts, etc., are temporarily detained
BARRACUDA
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - a violent, aggressive criminal
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - a domineering, argumentative person
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - a predatory homosexual, desperate to obtain a desired partner no matter what it takes
n. 4. 1970s US sl. - a sexual enthusiast, esp. female
n. 5. 1980s US college sl. - a nasty woman
BAR RAG
n. 1919 US sl. - a regular in a given bar
BARRAGE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a party where a jug is produced and the spirited contents trickle musically into the glasses
BARRAKIN
n. M19 - unintelligible language
BARRANCA
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a deep gully or ravine
BARRANCO
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a bluff or the steep bank of a river
BARRAT
n. 1. c1230 obs. - trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain
n. 2. c1300 obs. - contention, strife, quarrel, fighting
n. 3. 1340 obs. - deception, fraud, fraudulent dealing
vb. 1600 obs. rare - to quarrel, strive, brawl
BARRATER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a brawler; an inciter to lawsuits
BARRATOR
n. 1. a1400 obs. - one who fights; esp. a hired bully
n. 2. 1427 - a person who buys or sells ecclesiastical preferments; a simonist; one who buys or sells offices of state
n. 3. c1440 obs. - a quarrelsome person; one given to brawling and riot; a rowdy
n. 4. 1847 - a ship's master who commits 'barratry' (see Marine Law definition)
n. 5. 1864 - a judge who takes bribes
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - an inciter to lawsuits
BARRATOUS
adj. 1430 obs. - contentious, quarrelsome
BARRATRESS
n. 1583 obs. rare - a female fighter, an amazon, a virago
BARRATROUS
adj. 1842 - in Marine Law: of the nature of barratry, fraudulent
BARRATRY
n. 1. 1427 - the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferment, or of offices of state
n. 2. 1622 - in Marine Law: fraud, or gross and criminal negligence, on the part of the master or mariners of a ship, to the prejudice of the owners, and without their consent; e.g. dishonestly sinking, deserting, or running away with the ship, or embezzling the cargo
n. 3. 1645 - the offence of habitually exciting quarrels, or moving or maintaining lawsuits; vexatious persistence in, or incitement to, litigation
n. 4. 1773 - in Sc. law: the acceptance of bribes by a judge
BARRED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - striped, streaked
BARRED CAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tabby-cat
BARREL
n. 1. c1300 - the contents of a barrel; intoxicating liquor
n. 2. 1703 - the belly and loins of a horse, ox, etc.
n. 3. 1800 Eng. dial. - the curve of the surface of a road
n. 4. 1884 US political sl. - money for use in a political campaign, esp. for corrupt purposes
n. 5. 1971 US sl. - a tablet of LSD; usually in the plural
n. 6. 1990 US sl. - in pool: a betting unit; 'if you have $1000 and you're playing for $100 a game, you're packing ten barrels'
vb. 20C US sl. - to drink to excess; to consume 'barrel's of drink
BARREL-ASS
n. 1940s US sl. - a fat person
vb. 1960s US sl. - to rush headlong, to charge at; to drive fast
BARREL-BELLIED
adj. 1697 - having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent
BARREL-BOARDER
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARREL-BREASTED
adj. 1884 Sc. - round-chested
BARREL-CAMPAIGN
n. 1884 US - a political contest in which bribery is lavishly employed
BARREL DOSSER
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARRELET
n. 1611 obs. - a little barrel or cask
BARREL-FEVER
n. 1. 1791 Eng. dial. - sickness caused by excessive drinking
n. 2. 19C sl. - a hangover
n. 3. 19C sl. - the delirium tremens
n. 4. 19C sl. - a name for the cause of death when a lethal dose of alcohol has been ingested
BARREL HOUSE
n. 1888 US - a low-class drinking-saloon
BARREL-HOUSE BUM
n. M20 US sl. - a beggar drunkard
BARREL-HOUSE DRUNK
adj. E20 US sl. - heavily intoxicated with alcohol
BARREL-HOUSE STIFF
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARRELLED
adj. 1910s US sl. - drunk
BARRELLED UP
adj. 1910s US sl. - drunk
BARRELLIE
n. 1910 Sc. - a short, thickset person
BARREL OF FAT
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a hat
BARREL OF TREACLE
n. L19 sl. - love, esp. the outward signs of being in love
BARRELS
n. 1970s drug culture sl. - the drug LSD
BARREL SHOP
n. 1904 US - a low-class drinking-saloon
BARREL-SICK
adj. c1770 Sc. - drunk
BARREL STIFF
n. L19 US sl. - an ageing, impoverished, alcoholic tramp who frequents low saloons
BARREL-STOMACHED
adj. 1884 - having a well-rounded belly
BARREL-TEARS
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - ale
BARREL-WASH
n. 1980s Can. sl. - illicitly distilled liquor
BARREN
n. 1. c1420 obs. - one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal
n. 2. 1486 obs. - a drove of mules
vb. 1581 obs. - to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile
BARRENHOOD
n. c1380 obs. - barrenness
BARRENIZE
vb. 1649 obs. - to make barren or sterile
BARREN JOEY
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - a prostitute
BARRENTY
n. 1382 obs. - unproductiveness
BARREY HOG
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a castrated hog
BARRICADO
n. 1. 1611 - any barrier or obstruction to passage
n. 2. 1644 obs. - a natural frontier or boundary line
BARRICO
n. 1607 - a keg, a small cask or barrel
BARRIE
adj. 1923 Sc. - fine; big; smart in appearance
n. a1714 Sc. - a woman's petticoat
vb. 1908 Sc. - to thrash
BARRIER
n. 1. 1709 obs. - a fortified frontier; a frontier generally; a name formerly given to a district which commanded the frontier of the Netherlands
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. - a bar
BARRIER REEF
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. - the teeth
BARRIKET
n. 1611 obs. - a small cask; a firkin
BARRIKIN
n. 1. 1851 Eng. sl. - high-flown language; unintelligible language; gibberish, jargon
n. 2. M19 sl. - a hawker's sales patter
n. 3. L19 sl. - chatter
BARRIO
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a Spanish-speaking community or neighbourhood in an American city; a Latino or Chicano district
BARRIQUET
n. 1611 obs. - a small cask; a firkin
BARRISTRATION
n. 1837 nonce word - the action of a barrister
BARRISTRESS
n. 1898 - a woman barrister
BAR-ROOM
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a bunk-room in a logging-camp
BAR ROOM MAN
n. 1938 US lumberjacks' usage - in logging: the chore boy around the camp who cut fuel, filled wood boxes, swept bunkhouses, washed blankets, fed pigs
BARROW
n. 1. c885 obs. - a mountain, a mount, a hill or hillock
n. 2. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a castrated boar, a swine
n. 3. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial - a mound of earth or stones erected in early times over a grave; a grave-mound, a burial mound; a tumulus.
n. 4. 1552 obs. rare - a badger
n. 5. 1781 Eng. dial. - a large heap of stones
n. 6. 1795 Eng. dial. - a grove, copse, dingle
n. 7. 1869 Eng. dial. - a mound or heap
n. 8. 1940s Aust. sl. - a police van
n. 9. 1950s Aust. sl. - a second-hand motorcar
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to carry in a wheelbarrow
vb. 2. M19 - to take home a drunkard, who is reclining or passed out, in a wheelbarrow
BARROW-BACKED
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. - bent from heavy work, such as wheeling barrows
BARROW-BUNTER
n. 1771 obs. - one employed in wheeling a barrow; a female costermonger
BARROW-GUTTLINGS
n. 1575 - pig's chitterlings; intestines, bowels
BARROW JOCKEY
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - one who pushes a wheelbarrow
BARROW-MAN
n. 1. E19 sl. - a convict under sentence of transportation
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lame beggar carried from house to house in a barrow
BARROW-PIG
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
BARROW PIT
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a roadside drainage ditch
BARROWS
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a loan, esp. of money
BARROW-TRAM
n. 1815 Sc. - a raw-boned person; a gaunt person
BARRUH
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - a castrated hog
BARRY
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside
BARS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rest from work
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peace, truce
BARSE-ACKWARDS
adv. 1975 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
BARSELETTE
n. c1340 obs. - a hunting dog, a hound
BARSK
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - harsh, husky
BARST
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a loud noise
BAR STEWARD
n. 1888 - a person who serves drinks in a bar; a bartender
BARTARIAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bartender
BARTER
n. 1859-1864 Eng. sl. - in cricket: a half-volley; a hard hit
vb. 1859-64 Eng. sl. - in cricket: to hit half-volley
BARTERY
n. 1. 1570 obs. - traffic by exchange, barter
n. 2. a1638 obs. - wares for barter or exchange
BARTH
n. 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a warm sheltered place or shelter for cattle and sheep
BAR THE DICE
vb. 1673 obs. - to declare the throw void
BARTHLESS
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. - houseless
BAR TOAD
n. 1958 Amer. loggers' usage - a man who goes into a saloon and squats there like a toad on a rock
BARTOLIST
n. 1602 obs. - a student of Bartolo, an eminent Italian lawyer born 1313; one skilled in the law
BARTON
n. 1. 1552 - a farmyard; the outbuildings at the back of a farmhouse
n. 2. 1552 obs. - an enclosure for poultry; a pen
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a large farm, esp. the demesne lands of a manor; a farmhouse
BARUKHZY
n. 1895 - the Afghan hound
BARVEL AND BOOTS
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - a little frosting on the cake; a special consideration
BARY
vb. 1594 obs. rare - to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant
BAS - BATRZ
BAS
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
BASACKWARDS
adv. E20 US colloq. & sl. - done the wrong way
BASAL
adj. 1865 - fundamental
BASALLY
adv. 1882 - as a basis, fundamentally
BA-SANG!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise
BASARE
n. c1375 obs. - an executioner
BAS BLEU
n. 1801 obs. - a 'blue-stocking'' a literary lady
BASCAL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a member of the Basque community; used as an affectionate nickname
BASCAUDAL
adj. 1870 - pert. to a basket or basket-work
BASCO
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a member of the Basque community; used as an affectionate nickname
BASE
adj. 1. 1393 arch. - low; of small height
adj. 2. c1440 obs. - occupying a low position; low-lying; of lower situation than neighbouring parts
adj. 3. 1490 arch. - low in the social scale, of lowly condition, plebeian; belonging to the 'lower orders'
adj. 4. 1525 obs. - low, below it's usual height
adj. 5. 1533 obs. - deep-coloured, dark
adj. 6. 1570-87 - illegitimate, bastard
adj. 7. 1599 obs. rare - of price: low, cheap
n. 1. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bass, a fish
n. 2. 1544 obs. - the smallest kind of cannon used in the 16th-17th centuries; diameter of bore 1.25 in., weight 200 lb., weight of shot 0.5lb
n. 3. 1591 obs. - a bastard
n. 4. c1605 obs. - an apron
n. 5. 1611 obs. - bastardy; illegitimacy
n. 6. 1863 Amer. dial. - lines sung by the chorus in gospel singing
n. 7. 1967 Amer. dial. - the starting line in marble games
n. 8. 1982 US drug culture sl. - basic cocaine from which the hydrochloride has been removed
n. 9. 2001 drug culture sl. - amphetamine
vb. 1. c1375 obs. - to lower, to bring, cast, or lay down
vb. 2. 1538 obs. - to lower in rank, condition, or character; to debase, to humble, to depose, to degrade
vb. 3. 1581 obs. - to lessen in amount or value, to depreciate
vb. 4. 1970 African-American - to disparage or ridicule; to confront someone
vb. 5. 1987 US drug culture sl. - to smoke freebase cocaine
BASEBALL BAT
n. 1999 Aust. sl. - the penis
BASEBALL BUM
n. 1949 US sl. - in craps: the number nine
BASEBALLER
n. 1. 1888 - one who plays baseball
n. 2. 1992 US sl. - a drug user who smokes freebase cocaine
BASEBALLING
n. 1970s US drug culture sl. - the use of 'free base,' a form of pure cocaine
BASEBALLIST
n. 1868 - one who plays baseball
BASEBALL TEAM
n. 1987 US sl. - a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos
BASE-BEGOTTEN
adj. 1793 Amer. dial. - born out of wedlock
BASE-BEGOTTEN CHILD
n. 20C US colloq. - an illegitimate child
BASEBORN
adj. 1946 Amer. dial. - born out of wedlock
BASE-CHILD
n. 1689 Eng. dial. - an illegitimate child
BASE CRAZIES
n. 1989 US drug culture sl. - obsessive searching behaviour for the smallest particle of cocaine or crack experienced by freebase cocaine users
BASED
adj. 1592 obs. - lowered
BASE HEAD
n. 1986 US drug culture sl. - a regular smoker of freebase cocaine
BASEKEEPER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - in various children's games: "it"; the person who must chase or catch the other players
BASEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to rush about; to run in a hurried and laborious manner
BASE LINE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the starting line in marble games
BASELING
n. 1618 obs. rare - a base creature
BASELY
adv. 1. c1500 obs. - in a low position, low down
adv. 2. 1562 obs. - in a low tone, softly, quietly
adv. 3. 1583 obs. - in humble rank of life; illegitimately
adv. 4. 1584 obs. - at small value or esteem, meanly; cheaply
BASEMAN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - in various children's games: "it"; the person who must chase or catch the other players
BASEMENT
n. 1966 Amer. euphemism - a toilet room in a public school
BASENESS
n. 1. 1605 obs. - illegitimacy of birth
n. 2. 1609 obs. - lowness or feebleness in sound; deepness in tone
BASER
n. 1. c1375 obs. - an executioner
n. 2. 1867 Amer. dial. - in gospel singing: a member of the chorus; also, lines sung by the chorus
n. 3. 1989 US drug culture sl. - a user of freebase cocaine
BASERY
n. 1637 obs. rare - base dealing, dishonourable practice
BASE-SON
n. 19C Eng. dial. - an illegitimate son
BASES-OUT!
int. 1963 Amer. dial. - in marbles: a call for permission to kick one's shooter away from an undesirable position such as being by a tree or a wall
BASETRY
n. 1462 obs. - ambassadry; the mission of function of an ambassador
BASH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shy, bashful
n. 1. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a heavy blow
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a dint caused by a blow
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the palm of the hand
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the front of the head of a bull or a pig
n. 5. 1948 sl., orig. US - a good time; a spree; a party
vb. 1. c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash
vb. 2. c1460 obs. - to be ashamed or abashed
vb. 3. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to lose flesh, to become sickly, to fall off in appetite, etc.
BASHAW
n. 1593 - a grandee; a haughty, imperious man
BASH AWAY
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. - to work vigorously
BASHED
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - abashed, disconcerted, dismayed
adj. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - bruised, dinted
BASHEDNESS
n. c1440 obs. - abashment, bashfulness
BASHER
n. 1. 1882 - one who gives, or strikes with, a smashing blow; a pugilist
n. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - a lecher, a fornicator
n. 3. 1940 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage - someone with the stated duties, occupation, etc., as a 'cookhouse basher'
BASHFUL
adj. 1. 1552 obs. - wanting in self-possession, daunted, dismayed
adj. 2. 1559 obs. - exciting a feeling of shame
BASHFULLY
adv. 1552 obs. - without self-possession; with misgiving or dismay
BASHING
n. 1940 Brit. services' sl. - arduous work, esp. of the specified sort
BASHLESS
adj. 1578 obs. - unabashed, shameless, unblushing, bold
BASHMENT
n. c1325 obs. - confusion from surprise or sudden check; discomfiture, shame
BASH-RAG
n. c1600 obs. rare - ? a ragamuffin
BASH SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ - to talk incessantly
vb. 2. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ - to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.
BASH SOMEONE UP
vb. 1954 Brit. sl. - to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting
BASH THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE CANDLE
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE LIVING MOSES OUT OF
vb. M19 sl. - to beat severely
BASH THE PRIEST
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE SPINE
vb. 1940s Aust. sl. - to idle, to waste time, to loaf around
BASH THE STICK
vb. 1950s Aust. sl. - to masturbate
BASH UP
vb. 1. 1920s sl., chiefly UK juvenile usage - to beat up, to thrash
vb. 2. 1940s NZ sl. - to make, to create
vb. 3. 1960s sl. - to hurt
BASHY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - fat, swelled
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wet, rainy, muddy
adj. 3. 1990s sl. - amazing, wonderful
BASIAL
adj. Bk1888 - pert. to kissing
BASIATE
vb. 1623 obs. - to kiss
BASIATION
n. 1879 - kissing
BASIC
adj. 1970s sl. - unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful
BASIE
n. 1990s sl. - a baseball bat
BASIL
n. 1592 obs. - an 'iron' or fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner
BASIL BRUSH
n. 1996 UK sl. - marijuana
BASILEAN
n. c1645 obs. rare - a Royalist
BASILEIOLATRY
n. 1872 nonce word - king-worship
BASIL-HAMPERS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person of short stature, taking short steps, who proceeds slowly
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a female whose attire falls awkwardly round her feet
BASILIC
adj. 1728 obs. rare - kingly, royal, sovereign
n. 1727-51 arch. - orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly
BASILICA
n. 1541 - orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly
BASILICAL
adj. 1652 - kingly, royal, regal
BASILICOCK
n. 1340 obs. - a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal; a basilisk
BASILISCAN
adj. c1600 rare - pert. to a basilisk, as 'basiliscan eyes'
BASILISCINE
adj. 1855 rare - pert. to a basilisk
BASILISCO-PROOF
adj. 1649 - proof against eyes, even those of a basilisk; unabashed, shameless
BASILISK
n. 1. a1300 - a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal
n. 2. 1577 - a large cannon, generally made of brass, and throwing a shot of about 200 pounds weight
BASILISKIAN
adj. 1828 - pert. to a basilisk
BASIMECU!
int. 17C Brit. - kiss my ass! (French 'baise mon cul')
BASIN
n. 1. c1300 obs. - a helmet
n. 2. 1662 obs. - the hollow part of a plate or dish
BASIN CROP
n. World War II Amer. sl. - a close haircut
BASING
n. 1. c1325 obs. rare - foundation, base
n. 2. 1581 obs. - abasing, debasement
BASIS
n. 1. 1571 arch. - the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot
n. 2. 1601 obs. - a pedestal
n. 3. 1677 obs. - the base of a pillar
BASK
adj. 1. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bitter, acrid, ungrateful or irritating to the senses
adj. 2. 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of fruit: sharp, bitter, rough to the taste
adj. 3. 1893 Sc. - of weather: very dry
vb. 1. 1393 obs. - to bathe, esp. in warm water or liquid; hence, to be suffused with, or swim in, blood, etc.
vb. 2. 1878 Eng. dial. - to beat severely
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cough asthmatically
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to parch, to shrivel with heat
BASKE
vb. 1642 obs. - to strike with a bruising blow
BASKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - parched, dry
BASKET
n. 1. 1895 Eng. dial. - the stomach
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - a leaky vessel
n. 3. 1936 sl., euphemism of 'bastard' - an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
n. 4. 1975 Amer. dial. - a person who can't keep a secret
n. 5. 20C US sl. - the female genitals
n. 6. M20 US homosexual sl. - the male genitals considered as a package; the bulging of the genitals when contained in any garment constructed like an athletic supporter
vb. 1867 - to reject as unsuitable
BASKET BUGGY
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET CARRIAGE
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET CASE
n. 1919 sl., orig. US military - someone who has lost all four limbs
BASKET DAYS
n. M20 US homosexual sl. - warm weather when clothing revealing the outline of the male genitals is likely to be worn
BASKETED
adj. 1. L18 sl. - abandoned, ignored, misunderstood, confused
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead and buried
BASKETEER
n. 1866 nonce word - a passenger in the 'basket' of a stage-coach (basket - the overhanging back compartment on the outside of a stage-coach)
BASKET FOR DAYS
phr. M20 US homosexual sl. - a catch phrase describing large male genitals
BASKET-FORTUNE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small fortune
BASKETLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a basketful
BASKET-MAKER
n. L18 sl. - the vagina; hence, a woman in a sexual context
BASKET-MAKING
n. L18 Brit. sl. - copulation
BASKET MAN
n. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a graft collector for a criminal gang
BASKET NAME
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - a nickname given to a child at birth
BASKET OF ORANGES
n. L19 sl., orig. Aust. - an attractive woman
BASKET PARTY
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a man with large genitals
BASKET PHAETON
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET PICNIC
n. 1940s homosexual sl. - staring at other men's genitals while wandering the streets
BASKET-SCRAMBLER
n. 1647 obs. - one who scrambles for the dole from a basket, i.e. who lives on charity
BASKET WAGON
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKING
n. 1. 1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, flagellation
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a drenching in a heavy shower
BASON-CROP
n. 1648 Eng. dial. - the method of cutting the hair all round alike
BASS
adj. c1450 obs. - low in sound, barely audible, soft
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
vb. c1500 obs. - to kiss
BASS-ACKARD(S)
adv. 1931 Amer. colloq. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
BASS-ACKWARD(S)
adv. 1930 Amer. colloq. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order; head over heels
BASSADE
n. c1532 obs. - the mission or function of an ambassador; an ambassador and his suite
BASSALON
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a ragged man
BASSAND
adj. 1725 Sc. - of animals: having a white spot or streak on the face
BASSATOUR
n. c1400 obs. - an ambassador
BASSE
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
vb. c1500 obs. - to kiss
BASSER
n. 1552 obs. - a kisser
BASSET
n. 1458 obs. - the mission or function of an ambassador; an ambassador and his suite
BASSIE
n. 1. 1789 Sc. - an old horse
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a horse or cow having a white strip or patch on the face
BASSING
n. 1552 obs. - kissing
BASSOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly
BASSOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
BAST
adj. c1330 obs. - bastard, illegitimate
n. 1. 1297 obs. - bastardy, illegitimacy
n. 2. 1894 - sanctuary, refuge, asylum
BASTA!
int. 1596 obs. - enough! no more!
BASTANT
adj. 1637 obs. - sufficient, able, capable
BASTARD
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a child: puny, small, ill-formed
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of trees: female
n. 1. 13C - a child born of unlawful sexual intercourse; a child conceived in haste, as on a bed-roll
n. 2. 1830 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach for a mischievous or worthless boy
n. 3. 1830 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a gelding
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ill-thriven tree or shrub
n. 6. 1938 sl. - something unpleasant or undesirable
vb. 1. 1549 - to declare or stigmatize as a bastard; to render illegitimate
vb. 2. Bk1888 obs. - to beget a bastard
BASTARD BREAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - bread made with half meal and half flour
BASTARDED
adj. 1579 obs. - illegitimate, unfathered
BASTARDICE
n. 1579 obs. - illegitimacy; falsity
BASTARDING
n. 1. 1563 obs. - the act of declaring a child illegitimate
n. 2. 1677 obs. - the begetting of a bastard
BASTARDISE
n. 1579 obs. - illegitimacy; falsity
BASTARDISM
n. 1589 - illegitimacy
BASTARDIZE
vb. 1. 1587 - to make degenerate, to deteriorate, to debase
vb. 2. 1605 obs. rare - to beget a bastard
vb. 3. 1611 - to declare or stigmatize as bastard
BASTARDLINESS
n. 1656 obs. rare - bastardly or illegitimate quality
BASTARDLY
adj. 1. 1552 obs. - of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born
adj. 2. 1586 obs. - unlicensed, unauthorized; counterfeit, spurious
adj. 3. 1587 obs. - degenerate, debased, corrupt
BASTARDRY
n. 1483 obs. - illegitimacy
vb. 1644 obs. - to declare illegitimate
BASTARDY
n. 1. 1292 - the condition of a bastard; illegitimate birth
n. 2. 1577 - begetting of bastards, fornication
n. 3. 1599 obs. - bastards collectively, bastard brood
BASTE
n. 1861 Eng. dial. - a blow
vb. 1. 1533 - to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to conquer, to overcome
BASTE A PERSON'S BACON
vb. B1900 - to strike or thrash him
BASTED
adj. 1. E20 US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 2. M20 US drug culture sl. - drug intoxicated
BASTER
n. 1. 1726 - a stick or cudgel; a heavy blow
n. 2. c1900 Amer. dial. - something remarkably large for its type
BASTERLY-GULLION
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - the illegitimate child of one who is himself illegitimate
BASTI
n. 1913 - a refugee
BASTICK
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a basket
BASTILE
n. 1859 Eng. dial. - the workhouse
BASTILLE
n. 1. 1790 - a prison
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. - the workhouse
vb. 1. 1480 obs. - to fortify a castle
vb. 2. 1742 - to confine in a bastille; to imprison
BASTIMENT
n. 1. 1598 obs. - military supplies, stores, provisions
n. 2. 1679 obs. - a building, a wall
n. 3. 1740 obs. - a ship, a vessel
BASTINADE
n. 1. 1660 arch. - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
n. 2. 1660 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 3. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
vb. 1601 arch. - to thrash or thwack with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTINADO
n. 1. 1577 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 2. 1594 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
n. 3. 1598 - a stick, staff, rod, cudgel, truncheon
n. 4. 1726 - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
vb. 1. 1614 arch. - to beat with a stick; to thrash, to thwack
vb. 2. 1688 - to beat or cane on the soles of the feet
BASTINADOING
n. 1614 - cudgelling, thrashing; esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTING
n. 1590 - a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing
BASTING BIG
adv. 1900 Amer. dial. - very big; exceptionally large
BASTISH
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - of persons: obstinate
BASTO
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the skirt of a saddle; also, the leather lining of a saddle
BASTON
n. 1. a1300 obs. - a staff or stick used as a weapon or a staff of office; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon
n. 2. a1300 obs. - a stanza, or verse
n. 3. 1593 obs. - in cards: a club
vb. 1593 obs. - to beat with a staff or cudgel
BASTONADE
n. 1. 1660 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 2. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
n. 3. 1660 arch. - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
vb. 1601 arch. - to thrash or thwack with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTONATE
vb. 1604 obs. rare - to beat with a staff or cudgel
BASTOUS
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - of persons: obstinate
BASTRICH
n. 20C US sl. - a curse and a nickname for a despised person
BASTY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: droughty and ungenial
BASUCO
n. 1984 US drug culture usage - coca paste, the basic ingredient in the manufacturing process of cocaine; hence, cocaine
BAT
n. 1. c1340 obs. - a lump, a piece, a bit
n. 2. a1400 - a firm blow as with a staff or club; a stroke
n. 3. 1782 Eng. dial. - a log for burning
n. 4. 1793 Eng. dial. - the long handle or staff of a scythe
n. 5. 1848 US sl. - a drunken spree
n. 6. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails
n. 7. 1873 Eng. dial. - the stroke of a clock
n. 8. 1882 N. Ireland - a moth
n. 9. 1886 Eng. dial. - a cudgel, a staff; a thick walking-stick
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's shoe, made without a welt
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fragment, a remnant
n. 12. Bk1898 Sc. - a river-island
n. 13. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dark specks which appear floating before the eyes when the sight is impaired
n. 14. 19C Brit. & US sl. - a low prostitute; one who moves about at night
n. 15. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - a dollar
n. 16. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - a loose woman
n. 17. 1906 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable female
n. 18. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a disorderly or dissolute person
n. 19. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a foolish, thoughtless person
n. 20. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a girl
n. 21. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an ugly old man
n. 22. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a short time, a moment
n. 23. 1970 Amer. dial. - a pool or billiards cue
n. 24. 20C US sl. - an attractive young woman
n. 25. 20C US sl. - a drunkard
n. 26. E20 US sl. - the penis, esp. the erect penis
vb. 1. c1440 - to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike
vb. 2. 1845 Amer. dial. - to wink; to shut the eyes
vb. 3. 1867 Eng. dial. - to triumph, to exult
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to walk at a quick pace
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: to beat the arms across the breast for the sake of warmth
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a bird: to beat the wings
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to press down, to flatten, to compress
vb. 8. L19 Amer. dial. - to masturbate
vb. 9. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to open and close
THE BAT
n. 1892 - the colloquial speech or language of a foreign country
BATA
n. 1972 Hawaii - a child, boy or girl
BATABLE
adj. 1453 obs. - debatable, disputed
BAT ABOUT
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
BAT ALONG
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
BATAND
adj. 1330 obs. - hastening, in haste
BATARDIER
n. 1725 obs. - a plantation of young grafted trees intended to be transplanted into gardens
BAT A STICKY WICKET
vb. 20C Brit. sl. - to be at or have a disadvantage
BATAUNTLY
adv. 1393 obs. - hastily, pressingly, eagerly
BAT-BLIND
adj. 1834 - blind as a bat in the sunlight
BAT CAVER
n. 20C teen & high school sl. - a person dressed in black
BATCH
n. 1. 1440 obs. - the process of baking
n. 2. 1648 obs. - bread
n. 3. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of persons: a set, a clique, a family
n. 4. 1873 Eng. dial. - a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river
n. 5. 1884 Eng. dial. - a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the palm of the hand
n. 7. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a bout or turn of drinking, card-playing, gossip, etc.
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a pack of cards
n. 9. M19 US colloq. - a bachelor
n. 10. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many
BATCHED UP
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - said of a man and woman who are not married but live together as if they were
BATCHELDER
n. 1725 Amer. dial. - a bachelor
BATCHELOR'S FARE
n. L18 sl. - bread and cheese and kisses
BATCHELOR'S SON
n. L17 sl. - an illegitimate child
BATCHIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a baker
BATCHING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BATCH UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to mend hastily or unskilfully
BATCHY
n. 1. 1996 Guyana - a room where a man lives alone or brings women for sex
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a small house occupied by a single man
BATCRAP
n. 1940s US sl. - lies, nonsense, rubbish
BATE
n. 1. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - contention, strife, discord, argument
n. 2. c1450 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - deduction, diminution, abatement, cessation
n. 3. 1664 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - the grain of wood or stone
n. 4. 1686 obs. - depression, lowering
n. 5. 1798 obs. - that which is deducted or remains over
n. 6. 1857 sl. - a fit of anger or bad temper; a rage; a tantrum
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a habit, custom
vb. 1. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments
vb. 2. c1300 obs. - to beat down or away; to put an end to
vb. 3. c1325 obs. - to come to an end, to cease
vb. 4. c1380 - to lower, to let down; to cast down, to humble, to depress, to deject
vb. 5. c1460 obs. - to lower in amount, weight, estimation, to reduce
vb. 6. a1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to decrease in amount, weight, estimation; to abate, to diminish, to fall off in quantity
vb. 7. 1592 obs. - to flutter, to struggle; to be restless or impatient
vb. 8. 1608 obs. - to become dejected, to be depressed
vb. 9. a1611 obs. - to omit, to leave out of count, to except
vb. 10. 1633 obs. - to be deficient in
vb. 11. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce
vb. 12. 1869 Eng. dial. - to reduce a workman's wages; esp. to make deduction on account of careless work, etc.
vb. 13. 1885 Eng. dial. - of the moon: to wane
vb. 14. 1887 Eng. dial. - in knitting: to decrease the number of stitches, to narrow
vb. 15. 1939 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to diminish; to fall off
BATE AN ACE
vb. a1600 - to abate a jot or tittle; to make the slightest abatement
BATED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of fish: in good condition, plump
BATE DOWN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to haggle, to force the seller to lower his price
BATEFUL
adj. a1588 obs. - full of strife, quarrelsome, contentious
BATELESS
adj. 1593 obs. - that cannot be 'bated' or blunted; unalterably keen
BATELLE
n. 1330 obs. - a small boat, a skiff
BATEMENT
n. 1677 arch. - reduction, lessening, diminution
BATER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lane leading to a high road
BATES
n. 1920s US criminals' sl. - a potential victim, a confidence man's dupe
BATEY
adj. 1921 Brit. sl. - angry
BAT-EYE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a bruise near the eye
BAT-EYED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - near-sighted
BAT-FOWLER
n. 1602 sl. obs. - a swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous
BAT-FOWLING
n. 1602 sl. obs. - swindling, victimizing the simple
BATFUL
adj. 1549 obs. - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BATH
n. 1. 864 obs. - a spring of water (chiefly hot or impregnated with minerals) suitable for bathing
n. 2. c885 obs. - the immersion or washing of baptism
n. 3. 971 obs. - the water of baptism
n. 4. 1804 Eng. dial. - a sow
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to rub liniment or lotion upon the body
BATHE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wither
BATHER
n. 1636 obs. - a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to struggle; to go hither and thither in search of anything; to fuss about
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down; to spread abroad
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to scrape together
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: to take a dust bath
BATHERS
n. 1768 Sc. - low raillery
BAT HIDE
n. L19 US sl. - paper money, esp. a $1 bill
BATH OF BIRTH
n. 19C literary euphemism - the vagina
BATH OF BLOOD
n. 1882 - carnage
BATHONIAN
adj. 1766 - pert. to the city of Bath
BATHOS
n. 1. 1727 - ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace in writing or speech; anti-climax
n. 2. 1758 - depth; lowest phase, bottom
n. 3. 1814 - a 'come-down' in one's career
BAT-HOUSE
adj. 20C sl. - crazy, mad, insane
n. 1. 20C Aust. sl. - (as 'bat house') a brothel
n. 2. 1900s US tramps' sl. - (as 'bat house') a psychiatric institution
BATHROOM STATIONERY
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a roll of toilet paper
BATHSHEBA
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - one who frequents homosexual bath-houses
BATH TUB
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a motorcycle sidecar
BATHTUB GIN
n. 1974 US sl. - homemade alcohol, perhaps approximating gin
BATHTUB HOOCH
n. 1930s US sl. - illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era
BATHTUB SCUM
n. 1980s US students' sl. - an unpleasant person
BATHTUB SLOP
n. 1930s US sl. - illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era
BATHTUB SPEED
n. 1998 US drug culture sl. - methcathinone
BATHUKOLPIAN
adj. 1825 rare - deep-bosomed
BATHUKOLPIC
adj. 1872 - deep-bosomed
THE BATH WITH A PATH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an outside toilet building
BATHY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of food: moist, sodden
adj. 2. 1930s US sl. - damp, moist
BATHYBIAL
adj. 1876 - belonging to or living in the deepest parts of the sea
BATHYCOLPIAN
adj. 1825 rare - deep-bosomed, big-breasted
BATI
n. 1935 Jamaica sl. - the buttocks
BATIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - round; plump
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. - a hare
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - a large dog of any species
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - term of contempt for a man
BATIE-BUM
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - a lazy or inactive fellow; a simpleton, a fool; a useless bungler
BATIE-BUMMIL
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - an inactive helpless fellow; a useless bungler; a simpleton; a fool
BATI-MAN
n. 1955 Jamaica - a homosexual
BATING
n. 1. 1851 Eng. dial. - haggling, beating down in price
n. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. - a falling off, diminution
prep. 1568 - abating, leaving out of account, excepting, except
BATLING
n. 1864 Eng. dial. rare - a small stick, a fagot
BAT-MAKER
n. 1849 Eng. dial. - one who makes children's shoes
BATMAN
n. 1. 1809 - a man in charge of a bat-horse and its load; a military servant of a cavalry officer
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of LSD identified by the printed bat-logo
n. 3. 2002 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, identified by the embossed Batman motif
n. 4. 2002 UK sl. - cocaine
n. 5. 2002 UK sl. - heroin
BAT-MINDED
adj. 1869 - mentally blind
BAT-MOUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bat
BAT NAKED
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - completely naked
BAT OF AN EYE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a short time; a moment
BATON
n. 1. 1548 obs. - a staff or stick used as a weapon, sometimes also of iron, or iron-tipped; a club, a cudgel, or truncheon
n. 2. 1801 - a staff or stick generally; a walking-stick
vb. c1580 - to strike with a baton or truncheon; formerly, to cudgel
BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A FROG N A HAILSTORM
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to blink often
BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A TOAD N A HAILSTORM
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to blink often
BAT ONE'S MOUTH
vb. 1920s US sl. - to talk
BATOON
n. 1. a1625 arch. - a stout staff or stick used as a weapon; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon
n. 2. 1806 Amer. dial. - a pool or billiards cue
vb. 1683 arch. - to beat or strike with a 'batoon'; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel
BAT OUT
vb. 1977 US sl. - on the railways, to switch cars quickly and expertly
BAT PAD
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in cricket: a fielder positioned close to the facing bat
BATPHONE
n. 1977 UK sl. - a police radio; the police personal radio system
BATRACHOMYOMACHY
n. Bk1888 - the battle of the frogs and mice, a mock heroic poem, possibly of the Homeric age
BATRACHOPHAGOUS
adj. 1825 - frog-eating
BATRACHOPHOBIA
n. 1863 - the fear of or morbid aversion to frogs, toads, and newts
BAT ROUND
vb. 1907 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
BASACKWARDS
adv. E20 US colloq. & sl. - done the wrong way
BASAL
adj. 1865 - fundamental
BASALLY
adv. 1882 - as a basis, fundamentally
BA-SANG!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise
BASARE
n. c1375 obs. - an executioner
BAS BLEU
n. 1801 obs. - a 'blue-stocking'' a literary lady
BASCAL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a member of the Basque community; used as an affectionate nickname
BASCAUDAL
adj. 1870 - pert. to a basket or basket-work
BASCO
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a member of the Basque community; used as an affectionate nickname
BASE
adj. 1. 1393 arch. - low; of small height
adj. 2. c1440 obs. - occupying a low position; low-lying; of lower situation than neighbouring parts
adj. 3. 1490 arch. - low in the social scale, of lowly condition, plebeian; belonging to the 'lower orders'
adj. 4. 1525 obs. - low, below it's usual height
adj. 5. 1533 obs. - deep-coloured, dark
adj. 6. 1570-87 - illegitimate, bastard
adj. 7. 1599 obs. rare - of price: low, cheap
n. 1. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bass, a fish
n. 2. 1544 obs. - the smallest kind of cannon used in the 16th-17th centuries; diameter of bore 1.25 in., weight 200 lb., weight of shot 0.5lb
n. 3. 1591 obs. - a bastard
n. 4. c1605 obs. - an apron
n. 5. 1611 obs. - bastardy; illegitimacy
n. 6. 1863 Amer. dial. - lines sung by the chorus in gospel singing
n. 7. 1967 Amer. dial. - the starting line in marble games
n. 8. 1982 US drug culture sl. - basic cocaine from which the hydrochloride has been removed
n. 9. 2001 drug culture sl. - amphetamine
vb. 1. c1375 obs. - to lower, to bring, cast, or lay down
vb. 2. 1538 obs. - to lower in rank, condition, or character; to debase, to humble, to depose, to degrade
vb. 3. 1581 obs. - to lessen in amount or value, to depreciate
vb. 4. 1970 African-American - to disparage or ridicule; to confront someone
vb. 5. 1987 US drug culture sl. - to smoke freebase cocaine
BASEBALL BAT
n. 1999 Aust. sl. - the penis
BASEBALL BUM
n. 1949 US sl. - in craps: the number nine
BASEBALLER
n. 1. 1888 - one who plays baseball
n. 2. 1992 US sl. - a drug user who smokes freebase cocaine
BASEBALLING
n. 1970s US drug culture sl. - the use of 'free base,' a form of pure cocaine
BASEBALLIST
n. 1868 - one who plays baseball
BASEBALL TEAM
n. 1987 US sl. - a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos
BASE-BEGOTTEN
adj. 1793 Amer. dial. - born out of wedlock
BASE-BEGOTTEN CHILD
n. 20C US colloq. - an illegitimate child
BASEBORN
adj. 1946 Amer. dial. - born out of wedlock
BASE-CHILD
n. 1689 Eng. dial. - an illegitimate child
BASE CRAZIES
n. 1989 US drug culture sl. - obsessive searching behaviour for the smallest particle of cocaine or crack experienced by freebase cocaine users
BASED
adj. 1592 obs. - lowered
BASE HEAD
n. 1986 US drug culture sl. - a regular smoker of freebase cocaine
BASEKEEPER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - in various children's games: "it"; the person who must chase or catch the other players
BASEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to rush about; to run in a hurried and laborious manner
BASE LINE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the starting line in marble games
BASELING
n. 1618 obs. rare - a base creature
BASELY
adv. 1. c1500 obs. - in a low position, low down
adv. 2. 1562 obs. - in a low tone, softly, quietly
adv. 3. 1583 obs. - in humble rank of life; illegitimately
adv. 4. 1584 obs. - at small value or esteem, meanly; cheaply
BASEMAN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - in various children's games: "it"; the person who must chase or catch the other players
BASEMENT
n. 1966 Amer. euphemism - a toilet room in a public school
BASENESS
n. 1. 1605 obs. - illegitimacy of birth
n. 2. 1609 obs. - lowness or feebleness in sound; deepness in tone
BASER
n. 1. c1375 obs. - an executioner
n. 2. 1867 Amer. dial. - in gospel singing: a member of the chorus; also, lines sung by the chorus
n. 3. 1989 US drug culture sl. - a user of freebase cocaine
BASERY
n. 1637 obs. rare - base dealing, dishonourable practice
BASE-SON
n. 19C Eng. dial. - an illegitimate son
BASES-OUT!
int. 1963 Amer. dial. - in marbles: a call for permission to kick one's shooter away from an undesirable position such as being by a tree or a wall
BASETRY
n. 1462 obs. - ambassadry; the mission of function of an ambassador
BASH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shy, bashful
n. 1. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a heavy blow
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a dint caused by a blow
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the palm of the hand
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the front of the head of a bull or a pig
n. 5. 1948 sl., orig. US - a good time; a spree; a party
vb. 1. c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash
vb. 2. c1460 obs. - to be ashamed or abashed
vb. 3. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to lose flesh, to become sickly, to fall off in appetite, etc.
BASHAW
n. 1593 - a grandee; a haughty, imperious man
BASH AWAY
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. - to work vigorously
BASHED
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - abashed, disconcerted, dismayed
adj. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - bruised, dinted
BASHEDNESS
n. c1440 obs. - abashment, bashfulness
BASHER
n. 1. 1882 - one who gives, or strikes with, a smashing blow; a pugilist
n. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - a lecher, a fornicator
n. 3. 1940 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage - someone with the stated duties, occupation, etc., as a 'cookhouse basher'
BASHFUL
adj. 1. 1552 obs. - wanting in self-possession, daunted, dismayed
adj. 2. 1559 obs. - exciting a feeling of shame
BASHFULLY
adv. 1552 obs. - without self-possession; with misgiving or dismay
BASHING
n. 1940 Brit. services' sl. - arduous work, esp. of the specified sort
BASHLESS
adj. 1578 obs. - unabashed, shameless, unblushing, bold
BASHMENT
n. c1325 obs. - confusion from surprise or sudden check; discomfiture, shame
BASH-RAG
n. c1600 obs. rare - ? a ragamuffin
BASH SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ - to talk incessantly
vb. 2. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ - to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.
BASH SOMEONE UP
vb. 1954 Brit. sl. - to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting
BASH THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE CANDLE
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE LIVING MOSES OUT OF
vb. M19 sl. - to beat severely
BASH THE PRIEST
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BASH THE SPINE
vb. 1940s Aust. sl. - to idle, to waste time, to loaf around
BASH THE STICK
vb. 1950s Aust. sl. - to masturbate
BASH UP
vb. 1. 1920s sl., chiefly UK juvenile usage - to beat up, to thrash
vb. 2. 1940s NZ sl. - to make, to create
vb. 3. 1960s sl. - to hurt
BASHY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - fat, swelled
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wet, rainy, muddy
adj. 3. 1990s sl. - amazing, wonderful
BASIAL
adj. Bk1888 - pert. to kissing
BASIATE
vb. 1623 obs. - to kiss
BASIATION
n. 1879 - kissing
BASIC
adj. 1970s sl. - unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful
BASIE
n. 1990s sl. - a baseball bat
BASIL
n. 1592 obs. - an 'iron' or fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner
BASIL BRUSH
n. 1996 UK sl. - marijuana
BASILEAN
n. c1645 obs. rare - a Royalist
BASILEIOLATRY
n. 1872 nonce word - king-worship
BASIL-HAMPERS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person of short stature, taking short steps, who proceeds slowly
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a female whose attire falls awkwardly round her feet
BASILIC
adj. 1728 obs. rare - kingly, royal, sovereign
n. 1727-51 arch. - orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly
BASILICA
n. 1541 - orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly
BASILICAL
adj. 1652 - kingly, royal, regal
BASILICOCK
n. 1340 obs. - a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal; a basilisk
BASILISCAN
adj. c1600 rare - pert. to a basilisk, as 'basiliscan eyes'
BASILISCINE
adj. 1855 rare - pert. to a basilisk
BASILISCO-PROOF
adj. 1649 - proof against eyes, even those of a basilisk; unabashed, shameless
BASILISK
n. 1. a1300 - a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal
n. 2. 1577 - a large cannon, generally made of brass, and throwing a shot of about 200 pounds weight
BASILISKIAN
adj. 1828 - pert. to a basilisk
BASIMECU!
int. 17C Brit. - kiss my ass! (French 'baise mon cul')
BASIN
n. 1. c1300 obs. - a helmet
n. 2. 1662 obs. - the hollow part of a plate or dish
BASIN CROP
n. World War II Amer. sl. - a close haircut
BASING
n. 1. c1325 obs. rare - foundation, base
n. 2. 1581 obs. - abasing, debasement
BASIS
n. 1. 1571 arch. - the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot
n. 2. 1601 obs. - a pedestal
n. 3. 1677 obs. - the base of a pillar
BASK
adj. 1. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bitter, acrid, ungrateful or irritating to the senses
adj. 2. 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of fruit: sharp, bitter, rough to the taste
adj. 3. 1893 Sc. - of weather: very dry
vb. 1. 1393 obs. - to bathe, esp. in warm water or liquid; hence, to be suffused with, or swim in, blood, etc.
vb. 2. 1878 Eng. dial. - to beat severely
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cough asthmatically
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to parch, to shrivel with heat
BASKE
vb. 1642 obs. - to strike with a bruising blow
BASKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - parched, dry
BASKET
n. 1. 1895 Eng. dial. - the stomach
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - a leaky vessel
n. 3. 1936 sl., euphemism of 'bastard' - an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
n. 4. 1975 Amer. dial. - a person who can't keep a secret
n. 5. 20C US sl. - the female genitals
n. 6. M20 US homosexual sl. - the male genitals considered as a package; the bulging of the genitals when contained in any garment constructed like an athletic supporter
vb. 1867 - to reject as unsuitable
BASKET BUGGY
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET CARRIAGE
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET CASE
n. 1919 sl., orig. US military - someone who has lost all four limbs
BASKET DAYS
n. M20 US homosexual sl. - warm weather when clothing revealing the outline of the male genitals is likely to be worn
BASKETED
adj. 1. L18 sl. - abandoned, ignored, misunderstood, confused
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead and buried
BASKETEER
n. 1866 nonce word - a passenger in the 'basket' of a stage-coach (basket - the overhanging back compartment on the outside of a stage-coach)
BASKET FOR DAYS
phr. M20 US homosexual sl. - a catch phrase describing large male genitals
BASKET-FORTUNE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small fortune
BASKETLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a basketful
BASKET-MAKER
n. L18 sl. - the vagina; hence, a woman in a sexual context
BASKET-MAKING
n. L18 Brit. sl. - copulation
BASKET MAN
n. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a graft collector for a criminal gang
BASKET NAME
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - a nickname given to a child at birth
BASKET OF ORANGES
n. L19 sl., orig. Aust. - an attractive woman
BASKET PARTY
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a man with large genitals
BASKET PHAETON
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKET PICNIC
n. 1940s homosexual sl. - staring at other men's genitals while wandering the streets
BASKET-SCRAMBLER
n. 1647 obs. - one who scrambles for the dole from a basket, i.e. who lives on charity
BASKET WAGON
n. 1863 Amer. dial. - a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body
BASKING
n. 1. 1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, flagellation
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a drenching in a heavy shower
BASON-CROP
n. 1648 Eng. dial. - the method of cutting the hair all round alike
BASS
adj. c1450 obs. - low in sound, barely audible, soft
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
vb. c1500 obs. - to kiss
BASS-ACKARD(S)
adv. 1931 Amer. colloq. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
BASS-ACKWARD(S)
adv. 1930 Amer. colloq. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order; head over heels
BASSADE
n. c1532 obs. - the mission or function of an ambassador; an ambassador and his suite
BASSALON
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a ragged man
BASSAND
adj. 1725 Sc. - of animals: having a white spot or streak on the face
BASSATOUR
n. c1400 obs. - an ambassador
BASSE
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss
vb. c1500 obs. - to kiss
BASSER
n. 1552 obs. - a kisser
BASSET
n. 1458 obs. - the mission or function of an ambassador; an ambassador and his suite
BASSIE
n. 1. 1789 Sc. - an old horse
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a horse or cow having a white strip or patch on the face
BASSING
n. 1552 obs. - kissing
BASSOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly
BASSOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
BAST
adj. c1330 obs. - bastard, illegitimate
n. 1. 1297 obs. - bastardy, illegitimacy
n. 2. 1894 - sanctuary, refuge, asylum
BASTA!
int. 1596 obs. - enough! no more!
BASTANT
adj. 1637 obs. - sufficient, able, capable
BASTARD
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a child: puny, small, ill-formed
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of trees: female
n. 1. 13C - a child born of unlawful sexual intercourse; a child conceived in haste, as on a bed-roll
n. 2. 1830 Eng. dial. - a term of reproach for a mischievous or worthless boy
n. 3. 1830 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a gelding
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ill-thriven tree or shrub
n. 6. 1938 sl. - something unpleasant or undesirable
vb. 1. 1549 - to declare or stigmatize as a bastard; to render illegitimate
vb. 2. Bk1888 obs. - to beget a bastard
BASTARD BREAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - bread made with half meal and half flour
BASTARDED
adj. 1579 obs. - illegitimate, unfathered
BASTARDICE
n. 1579 obs. - illegitimacy; falsity
BASTARDING
n. 1. 1563 obs. - the act of declaring a child illegitimate
n. 2. 1677 obs. - the begetting of a bastard
BASTARDISE
n. 1579 obs. - illegitimacy; falsity
BASTARDISM
n. 1589 - illegitimacy
BASTARDIZE
vb. 1. 1587 - to make degenerate, to deteriorate, to debase
vb. 2. 1605 obs. rare - to beget a bastard
vb. 3. 1611 - to declare or stigmatize as bastard
BASTARDLINESS
n. 1656 obs. rare - bastardly or illegitimate quality
BASTARDLY
adj. 1. 1552 obs. - of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born
adj. 2. 1586 obs. - unlicensed, unauthorized; counterfeit, spurious
adj. 3. 1587 obs. - degenerate, debased, corrupt
BASTARDRY
n. 1483 obs. - illegitimacy
vb. 1644 obs. - to declare illegitimate
BASTARDY
n. 1. 1292 - the condition of a bastard; illegitimate birth
n. 2. 1577 - begetting of bastards, fornication
n. 3. 1599 obs. - bastards collectively, bastard brood
BASTE
n. 1861 Eng. dial. - a blow
vb. 1. 1533 - to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to conquer, to overcome
BASTE A PERSON'S BACON
vb. B1900 - to strike or thrash him
BASTED
adj. 1. E20 US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 2. M20 US drug culture sl. - drug intoxicated
BASTER
n. 1. 1726 - a stick or cudgel; a heavy blow
n. 2. c1900 Amer. dial. - something remarkably large for its type
BASTERLY-GULLION
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - the illegitimate child of one who is himself illegitimate
BASTI
n. 1913 - a refugee
BASTICK
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a basket
BASTILE
n. 1859 Eng. dial. - the workhouse
BASTILLE
n. 1. 1790 - a prison
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. - the workhouse
vb. 1. 1480 obs. - to fortify a castle
vb. 2. 1742 - to confine in a bastille; to imprison
BASTIMENT
n. 1. 1598 obs. - military supplies, stores, provisions
n. 2. 1679 obs. - a building, a wall
n. 3. 1740 obs. - a ship, a vessel
BASTINADE
n. 1. 1660 arch. - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
n. 2. 1660 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 3. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
vb. 1601 arch. - to thrash or thwack with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTINADO
n. 1. 1577 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 2. 1594 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
n. 3. 1598 - a stick, staff, rod, cudgel, truncheon
n. 4. 1726 - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
vb. 1. 1614 arch. - to beat with a stick; to thrash, to thwack
vb. 2. 1688 - to beat or cane on the soles of the feet
BASTINADOING
n. 1614 - cudgelling, thrashing; esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTING
n. 1590 - a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing
BASTING BIG
adv. 1900 Amer. dial. - very big; exceptionally large
BASTISH
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - of persons: obstinate
BASTO
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the skirt of a saddle; also, the leather lining of a saddle
BASTON
n. 1. a1300 obs. - a staff or stick used as a weapon or a staff of office; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon
n. 2. a1300 obs. - a stanza, or verse
n. 3. 1593 obs. - in cards: a club
vb. 1593 obs. - to beat with a staff or cudgel
BASTONADE
n. 1. 1660 arch. - a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet
n. 2. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling
n. 3. 1660 arch. - an Eastern method of corporal punishment by beating with a stick the soles of the culprit's feet
vb. 1601 arch. - to thrash or thwack with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet
BASTONATE
vb. 1604 obs. rare - to beat with a staff or cudgel
BASTOUS
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - of persons: obstinate
BASTRICH
n. 20C US sl. - a curse and a nickname for a despised person
BASTY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: droughty and ungenial
BASUCO
n. 1984 US drug culture usage - coca paste, the basic ingredient in the manufacturing process of cocaine; hence, cocaine
BAT
n. 1. c1340 obs. - a lump, a piece, a bit
n. 2. a1400 - a firm blow as with a staff or club; a stroke
n. 3. 1782 Eng. dial. - a log for burning
n. 4. 1793 Eng. dial. - the long handle or staff of a scythe
n. 5. 1848 US sl. - a drunken spree
n. 6. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails
n. 7. 1873 Eng. dial. - the stroke of a clock
n. 8. 1882 N. Ireland - a moth
n. 9. 1886 Eng. dial. - a cudgel, a staff; a thick walking-stick
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's shoe, made without a welt
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fragment, a remnant
n. 12. Bk1898 Sc. - a river-island
n. 13. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dark specks which appear floating before the eyes when the sight is impaired
n. 14. 19C Brit. & US sl. - a low prostitute; one who moves about at night
n. 15. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - a dollar
n. 16. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - a loose woman
n. 17. 1906 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable female
n. 18. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a disorderly or dissolute person
n. 19. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a foolish, thoughtless person
n. 20. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a girl
n. 21. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an ugly old man
n. 22. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a short time, a moment
n. 23. 1970 Amer. dial. - a pool or billiards cue
n. 24. 20C US sl. - an attractive young woman
n. 25. 20C US sl. - a drunkard
n. 26. E20 US sl. - the penis, esp. the erect penis
vb. 1. c1440 - to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike
vb. 2. 1845 Amer. dial. - to wink; to shut the eyes
vb. 3. 1867 Eng. dial. - to triumph, to exult
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to walk at a quick pace
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: to beat the arms across the breast for the sake of warmth
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a bird: to beat the wings
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to press down, to flatten, to compress
vb. 8. L19 Amer. dial. - to masturbate
vb. 9. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to open and close
THE BAT
n. 1892 - the colloquial speech or language of a foreign country
BATA
n. 1972 Hawaii - a child, boy or girl
BATABLE
adj. 1453 obs. - debatable, disputed
BAT ABOUT
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
BAT ALONG
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
BATAND
adj. 1330 obs. - hastening, in haste
BATARDIER
n. 1725 obs. - a plantation of young grafted trees intended to be transplanted into gardens
BAT A STICKY WICKET
vb. 20C Brit. sl. - to be at or have a disadvantage
BATAUNTLY
adv. 1393 obs. - hastily, pressingly, eagerly
BAT-BLIND
adj. 1834 - blind as a bat in the sunlight
BAT CAVER
n. 20C teen & high school sl. - a person dressed in black
BATCH
n. 1. 1440 obs. - the process of baking
n. 2. 1648 obs. - bread
n. 3. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of persons: a set, a clique, a family
n. 4. 1873 Eng. dial. - a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river
n. 5. 1884 Eng. dial. - a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the palm of the hand
n. 7. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a bout or turn of drinking, card-playing, gossip, etc.
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a pack of cards
n. 9. M19 US colloq. - a bachelor
n. 10. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many
BATCHED UP
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - said of a man and woman who are not married but live together as if they were
BATCHELDER
n. 1725 Amer. dial. - a bachelor
BATCHELOR'S FARE
n. L18 sl. - bread and cheese and kisses
BATCHELOR'S SON
n. L17 sl. - an illegitimate child
BATCHIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a baker
BATCHING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unfledged bird
BATCH UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to mend hastily or unskilfully
BATCHY
n. 1. 1996 Guyana - a room where a man lives alone or brings women for sex
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a small house occupied by a single man
BATCRAP
n. 1940s US sl. - lies, nonsense, rubbish
BATE
n. 1. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - contention, strife, discord, argument
n. 2. c1450 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - deduction, diminution, abatement, cessation
n. 3. 1664 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - the grain of wood or stone
n. 4. 1686 obs. - depression, lowering
n. 5. 1798 obs. - that which is deducted or remains over
n. 6. 1857 sl. - a fit of anger or bad temper; a rage; a tantrum
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a habit, custom
vb. 1. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments
vb. 2. c1300 obs. - to beat down or away; to put an end to
vb. 3. c1325 obs. - to come to an end, to cease
vb. 4. c1380 - to lower, to let down; to cast down, to humble, to depress, to deject
vb. 5. c1460 obs. - to lower in amount, weight, estimation, to reduce
vb. 6. a1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to decrease in amount, weight, estimation; to abate, to diminish, to fall off in quantity
vb. 7. 1592 obs. - to flutter, to struggle; to be restless or impatient
vb. 8. 1608 obs. - to become dejected, to be depressed
vb. 9. a1611 obs. - to omit, to leave out of count, to except
vb. 10. 1633 obs. - to be deficient in
vb. 11. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce
vb. 12. 1869 Eng. dial. - to reduce a workman's wages; esp. to make deduction on account of careless work, etc.
vb. 13. 1885 Eng. dial. - of the moon: to wane
vb. 14. 1887 Eng. dial. - in knitting: to decrease the number of stitches, to narrow
vb. 15. 1939 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to diminish; to fall off
BATE AN ACE
vb. a1600 - to abate a jot or tittle; to make the slightest abatement
BATED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of fish: in good condition, plump
BATE DOWN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to haggle, to force the seller to lower his price
BATEFUL
adj. a1588 obs. - full of strife, quarrelsome, contentious
BATELESS
adj. 1593 obs. - that cannot be 'bated' or blunted; unalterably keen
BATELLE
n. 1330 obs. - a small boat, a skiff
BATEMENT
n. 1677 arch. - reduction, lessening, diminution
BATER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lane leading to a high road
BATES
n. 1920s US criminals' sl. - a potential victim, a confidence man's dupe
BATEY
adj. 1921 Brit. sl. - angry
BAT-EYE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a bruise near the eye
BAT-EYED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - near-sighted
BAT-FOWLER
n. 1602 sl. obs. - a swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous
BAT-FOWLING
n. 1602 sl. obs. - swindling, victimizing the simple
BATFUL
adj. 1549 obs. - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BATH
n. 1. 864 obs. - a spring of water (chiefly hot or impregnated with minerals) suitable for bathing
n. 2. c885 obs. - the immersion or washing of baptism
n. 3. 971 obs. - the water of baptism
n. 4. 1804 Eng. dial. - a sow
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to rub liniment or lotion upon the body
BATHE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wither
BATHER
n. 1636 obs. - a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to struggle; to go hither and thither in search of anything; to fuss about
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat down; to spread abroad
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to scrape together
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: to take a dust bath
BATHERS
n. 1768 Sc. - low raillery
BAT HIDE
n. L19 US sl. - paper money, esp. a $1 bill
BATH OF BIRTH
n. 19C literary euphemism - the vagina
BATH OF BLOOD
n. 1882 - carnage
BATHONIAN
adj. 1766 - pert. to the city of Bath
BATHOS
n. 1. 1727 - ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace in writing or speech; anti-climax
n. 2. 1758 - depth; lowest phase, bottom
n. 3. 1814 - a 'come-down' in one's career
BAT-HOUSE
adj. 20C sl. - crazy, mad, insane
n. 1. 20C Aust. sl. - (as 'bat house') a brothel
n. 2. 1900s US tramps' sl. - (as 'bat house') a psychiatric institution
BATHROOM STATIONERY
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a roll of toilet paper
BATHSHEBA
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - one who frequents homosexual bath-houses
BATH TUB
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a motorcycle sidecar
BATHTUB GIN
n. 1974 US sl. - homemade alcohol, perhaps approximating gin
BATHTUB HOOCH
n. 1930s US sl. - illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era
BATHTUB SCUM
n. 1980s US students' sl. - an unpleasant person
BATHTUB SLOP
n. 1930s US sl. - illicitly distilled alcohol, esp. in the Prohibition era
BATHTUB SPEED
n. 1998 US drug culture sl. - methcathinone
BATHUKOLPIAN
adj. 1825 rare - deep-bosomed
BATHUKOLPIC
adj. 1872 - deep-bosomed
THE BATH WITH A PATH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an outside toilet building
BATHY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of food: moist, sodden
adj. 2. 1930s US sl. - damp, moist
BATHYBIAL
adj. 1876 - belonging to or living in the deepest parts of the sea
BATHYCOLPIAN
adj. 1825 rare - deep-bosomed, big-breasted
BATI
n. 1935 Jamaica sl. - the buttocks
BATIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - round; plump
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. - a hare
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - a large dog of any species
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - term of contempt for a man
BATIE-BUM
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - a lazy or inactive fellow; a simpleton, a fool; a useless bungler
BATIE-BUMMIL
n. a1550 Sc. obs. - an inactive helpless fellow; a useless bungler; a simpleton; a fool
BATI-MAN
n. 1955 Jamaica - a homosexual
BATING
n. 1. 1851 Eng. dial. - haggling, beating down in price
n. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. - a falling off, diminution
prep. 1568 - abating, leaving out of account, excepting, except
BATLING
n. 1864 Eng. dial. rare - a small stick, a fagot
BAT-MAKER
n. 1849 Eng. dial. - one who makes children's shoes
BATMAN
n. 1. 1809 - a man in charge of a bat-horse and its load; a military servant of a cavalry officer
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of LSD identified by the printed bat-logo
n. 3. 2002 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy, identified by the embossed Batman motif
n. 4. 2002 UK sl. - cocaine
n. 5. 2002 UK sl. - heroin
BAT-MINDED
adj. 1869 - mentally blind
BAT-MOUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bat
BAT NAKED
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - completely naked
BAT OF AN EYE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a short time; a moment
BATON
n. 1. 1548 obs. - a staff or stick used as a weapon, sometimes also of iron, or iron-tipped; a club, a cudgel, or truncheon
n. 2. 1801 - a staff or stick generally; a walking-stick
vb. c1580 - to strike with a baton or truncheon; formerly, to cudgel
BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A FROG N A HAILSTORM
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to blink often
BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A TOAD N A HAILSTORM
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to blink often
BAT ONE'S MOUTH
vb. 1920s US sl. - to talk
BATOON
n. 1. a1625 arch. - a stout staff or stick used as a weapon; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon
n. 2. 1806 Amer. dial. - a pool or billiards cue
vb. 1683 arch. - to beat or strike with a 'batoon'; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel
BAT OUT
vb. 1977 US sl. - on the railways, to switch cars quickly and expertly
BAT PAD
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in cricket: a fielder positioned close to the facing bat
BATPHONE
n. 1977 UK sl. - a police radio; the police personal radio system
BATRACHOMYOMACHY
n. Bk1888 - the battle of the frogs and mice, a mock heroic poem, possibly of the Homeric age
BATRACHOPHAGOUS
adj. 1825 - frog-eating
BATRACHOPHOBIA
n. 1863 - the fear of or morbid aversion to frogs, toads, and newts
BAT ROUND
vb. 1907 Amer. dial. - to move or go about erratically
BATS - BAZZ
BATS
adj. 1. 1911 UK sl. - crazy, very eccentric, mad to any degree
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - a beating
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - cricket
n. 3. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots
n. 4. 1962 UK sl. - a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier
BAT'S BALLS
n. 1960s US sl. - the very best, the ultimate
BATSELBOOM
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a somersault
BATSH
n. 2004 UK sl. - in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta
BATSHIT
adj. 1970 US sl. - crazy, out of control, angry
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - lies, nonsense, rubbish
n. 2. 1960s sl. - an insane person
vb. 1. 1960s US sl. - to gossip, to chatter inconsequentially
vb. 2. 1960s US sl. - to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information
BATSO
adj. 1970s US sl. - crazy, eccentric
BATSOME
adj. 1555 obs. rare - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BAT SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1940s US sl. - to pester, to nag
BATT
n. 1878 US sl. - a spree or frolic
BATTABLE
adj. 1570-87 obs. - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BATTAILANT
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting
n. 1620 obs. - one who does battle; a combatant
BATTAILLEROUS
adj. c1480 obs. - fond of fighting, warlike
BATTAILOUS
adj. c1380 arch. - fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious
BATTED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BATTEN
vb. 1. 1591 - to grow better, or improve in condition; of animals esp., to improve in bodily condition by feeding, to feed to advantage, to thrive, to grow fat
vb. 2. 1602 - to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in
vb. 3. 1605 - to thrive, to grow fat, to prosper, esp. in a bad sense, at the expense or to the detriment of another; to gratify a morbid mental craving
vb. 4. 1964 Aust. sl. - of a man: to live off the earnings of a prostitute
BATTENING
adj. 1593 - feeding to advantage, or with a relish; growing fat; thriving, healthy
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bringing-up, thriving
BATTER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - soft, moist dirt; filth
n. 2. 1823 Sc. - a heavy blow or series of blows
n. 3. 1839 sl. - a spree
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. - a pancake
n. 5. c1975 Amer. dial. - a street running up a hillside, usually rather narrow
n. 6. 1982 Bahamas - a board used to cover a window before a hurricane or storm
vb. 1. c1325 - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter
vb. 2. 1578 - to subject persons, opinions, etc. to heavy, crushing, or persistent attack
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of rain: to beat against anything; to drive
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pelt with stones
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to labour or walk at a great rate
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to splash with mud
vb. 7. 1950 US sl. - to beg on the street
BATTERABLE
adj. 1611 - that can be battered or bruised by beating
BATTER BREAD
n. 1897 Amer. dial. - cornbread made with eggs and milk
BATTERCAKE
n. 1. 1833 Amer. dial. - fried cornmeal
n. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. - a pancake
BATTERDASHER
n. 1696 obs. rare - a weapon of offense
BATTERED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tired, overcome by walking or labour
adj. 2. Bk1942 sl. - drunk
BATTERFANG
vb. 1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently
BATTERFANGED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bruised, beaten, scratched
BATTERFANGING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sound beating or scratching
BATTERING
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a hastening
BATTERING-STOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat who gets the blows or reproaches due to another
BATTERLASH
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - a small-witted person; a foolish or gullible person
BATTER THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BATTERY
n. 1. 1591 obs. - the beating of drums
n. 2. 1592 obs. - a mark of beating; a wound or bruise
n. 3. 1799 - an embankment
n. 4. 1936 Aust. sl. - a concealed device for giving an electric shock to a horse in a race
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to knock; to hit; to knock down
BATTERY ACID
n. 1. 1941 US sl., orig. military usage - coffee
n. 2. 1945 US sl. - grapefruit juice or sour lemonade
n. 3. 1998 UK sl. - LSD
BATTERY GIRL
n. 1968 UK sl. - a prostitute who is subject to a controlling supply of drugs, etc., and consequently is managed and kept in a similar way to a battery hen
BAT THE BREEZE
vb. World War II Amer. sl. - to talk
BAT THE EARS
phr. 1892 Amer. dial. - said of a rabbit or other animal when it lays its ears close to the body
BATTING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, castigation
BATTING AND BOWLING
n. 1984 UK sl. - bisexual sexual activity
BATTING ONE'S GUMS
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. - talking for the sake of talking
BATTING-STOCK
n. 1684 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another
BATTING-STONE
n. 1843 Ireland - a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another
BATTISM
n. 1617 obs. rare - tautological repetition; battology
BATTLE
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - fat, thickset
n. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. - a 'beetle' for battling clothes
n. 2. 1948 US sl. - an unattractive woman
n. 3. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' = 'battle cruiser' - a public house
n. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. - a children's card game, more commonly known as 'war'; two players each have one deck of 52 decks; each player simultaneously turns the top card face up; the player who turns over the higher denomination wins both cards
n. 5. 1989 Aust. sl. - in a betting operation: the eternal plus-and-minus relationship between bettors and the betting operation
vb. 1. 1575 obs. - of men and animals: to grow fat, to thrive
vb. 2. 1576 obs. - to become fertile and fruitful
vb. 3. 1883 Amer. dial. - to clean soiled clothes by beating them with a paddle (or 'battle'] after removing them from boiling water
vb. 4. 1895 Aust. sl. - to struggle for a living, to work hard despite troubles and exhibit courage in doing so
vb. 5. 1895 Aust. sl. - to attempt to make a living a the racecourse, either by running or gambling on horses
vb. 6. 1898 Aust. sl. - to work as a prostitute
vb. 7. Bk1898 Sc. - to besmear with mud; to walk about a room with dirty feet
vb. 8. 1949 Amer. dial. - to wash thoroughly
vb. 9. 1998 NZ sl. - to have sex; to impregnate someone
vb. 10. 1998 US sl. - to attack someone verbally
vb. 11. 1999 US sl. - to break-dance competitively with the object of demonstrating the most individual style
vb. 12. 2000 US sl. - to compete in a public demonstration of DJ skills or to establish a sound-system's superiority; to compete in rap performance; to compete in graffiti skills
BATTLE AND CRUISER
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' - a public house
BATTLEAXE
n. 1896 sl., orig. US, derogatory - a domineering woman; an old or elderly woman who is variously characterized as resentful, vociferous, usually arrogant and no beauty
BATTLE BOWLER
n. World War II Amer. sl. - a steel helmet
BATTLE BREAKFAST
n. World War II Amer. Navy sl. - steak and eggs
BATTLE-COCK
n. 1605 - a fighting cock
BATTLE CRUISER
n. 1. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' - a public house
n. 2. 1982 US sl. - an aggressive, mannish lesbian
n. 3. 1984 UK sl. - a formidable older woman
BATTLED
adj. 1820 Sc. - bespattered with mud; trampled down
BATTLEDORE
n. 1697 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a horn-book; a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn
vb. 1858 - to drive, toss, or fly to and fro
BATTLEDORE BOOK
n. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a horn-book; a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn
BATTLEDORE-BOY
n. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - one learning his a b c's; an abecedarian
BATTLED UP
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - untidy, in a mess or litter
BATTLEFUL
adj. c1449 obs. rare - full of strife or conflict; contentious
BATTLE-HAMMED
adj. 1727 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage - having thick or deformed hips
BATTLE-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a stupid person
BATTLE-HEADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stupid
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
adj. 2002 UK sl. - history, in the past
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
n. 1956 US sl. - an effort to lose weight
BATTLER
n. 1. c1300 - one who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - a boxer
n. 3. 1895 Aust. sl. - a gambler who tries to make a living by gambling; a habitual punter who is always struggling; also, a struggling horse owner-trainer
n. 4. 1896 Aust. sl. - a person who struggles to make a living
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a prostitute, esp. a self-managed prostitute
BATTLE ROYAL
n. 1672 - a fight in which several combatants engage; hence, a general squabble
BATTLE SCAR
n. 1982 Hawaii youth usage - a bruise on the skin caused by sucking
BATTLESHIP
n. 1. 1931 US sl. - a powerful and domineering woman
n. 2. 1946 US sl. - a railway coal tender
BATTLESHIPS
n. 1. 1886 Amer. sl. - large feet
n. 2. 1886 Amer. sl. - a pair of shoes or galoshes, esp. of a large size
BATTLESOME
adj. 1. 1627 obs. - nutritious
adj. 2. 1877 rare - given to fighting, quarrelsome
BATTLE THE IRON MEN
vb. 1951 US sl. - in horse racing: to bet using pari-mutuel machines
BATTLE THE WATCH
vb. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to do one’s best in difficulty circumstances
BATTLE-TWIG
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an earwig
BATTLE WAGON
n. 1943 UK army sl. - an expensive car
BATTLE-WRIGHT
n. a1300 obs. - a warrior
BATTLING
adj. 1. 1555 obs. - nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive
adj. 2. 1895 Aust. sl. - struggling to eke out a living; going through hard times
BATTLING BLOCK
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - a bench-like wooden stand with a flat surface on which clothes are beaten in washing
BATTLING SONS OF THE AIR
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - airmen
BATTLING STICK
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water
BATTOLOGIST
n. 1653 - one who needlessly repeats the same thing
BATTOLOGIZE
vb. 1634 - to keep repeating a word or phrase; to repeat words or phrases with needless iteration
BATTOLOGY
n. a1603 - a needless and tiresome repetition in speaking of writing
BATTOON
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - a short, straight stick; a pool or billiards cue
BATTRY
n. Bk1898 - a tea-kettle
BATTUE
n. 1864 - wholesale slaughter, esp. of unresisting crowds
BATTY
adj. 1. 1903 US sl. - eccentric, odd, insane, crazy
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rabbit
n. 2. Bk1898 sl. - workmen's wages, perquisites
n. 3. 1935 Jamaica sl. - the buttocks
n. 4. 2000 Black British sl. - homosexuality
BATTY BOY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a homosexual
BATTY-BREADS
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - cornbread pancakes
BATTY BWAI, BATTY BWOY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a homosexual
BATTY-MOUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bat
BATWING
n. 1. L19 US sl. - paper money, esp. a $1 bill
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - (as 'bat wing') a half-pint flask, esp. of bootleg liquor
BAUBEE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a trifle, anything of little value
BAUBLE
n. 1. c1460 obs. - a child's plaything or toy
n. 2. 1579 - a childish or foolish matter of affair; a piece of childish foolery
n. 3. a1606 obs. - a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler
n. 4. 1634 - a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless
vb. 1608 obs. - to trifle
BAUBLE-BEARER
n. 1535 - a court-fool or jester
BAUBLERY
n. 1583 obs. - childish foolery; trifling business
BAUBLING
adj. 1601 obs. - trifling, contemptible, paltry, insignificant
BAUCH
adj. 1. a1560 Sc. - weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent
adj. 2. 1706 Sc. - unpleasant to the taste
adj. 3. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - not good, sorry, indifferent
adj. 4. 1819 Sc. - weak, tired out, exhausted
adj. 5. 1871 Sc. - abashed, timid, sheepish
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - the belly, the stomach
BAUCHLE
n. 1. 1787 Sc. - an old shoe used as a slipper, or worn down at the heel, which causes the wearer to shamble
n. 2. 1790 Sc. & Ireland - an awkward, clumsy person
n. 3. 1820 Sc. - an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well
vb. 1. c1470 Sc. obs. - to subject to disgrace or ignominy; to vilify; to treat contemptuously
vb. 2. 1856 Sc. - to shamble, to walk loosely; to wear shoes out of shape
BAUCHLING
n. 1835 Sc. - reproaching, taunting
BAUCHNESS
n. 1. 1727 Sc. - want, defect of any kind, indifference
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - backwardness or lowness arising from timidity
BAUD
n. 1898 Sc. - an article of clothing; a suit of clothes
vb. c1529 obs. - to befoul or dirty
BAUDE
adj. c1400 obs. rare - joyous, gay
BAUDERIE
n. c1386 obs. - gaiety, jollity, mirth
BAUDERY
n. c1386 obs. - gaiety, jollity, mirth
BAUDRONS
n. c1450 Sc. - a familiar name for a cat
BAUDY KNIGHT
n. L17 sl. - a bachelor who has no intention of altering his status
BAUGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a swaggering boastfulness
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to brag
BAUGER
adj. 1544 obs. rare - barbarous
BAUGH
adj. a1560 Sc. - weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent
vb. 1639 obs. - to bark, as a dog
BAULK
n. 1. c885 obs. - a ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground, as a grave-mound
n. 2. c1430 obs. - a slip, a mistake, a blunder
n. 3. 1538 obs. - a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc.
n. 4. 1549 obs. - a ridge in the way, over which one may stumble; a stumbling-block, an obstacle
n. 5. 1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an omission; an exception
n. 6. 1660 - a hindrance, check, or defeat
n. 7. 1733 - a disappointment
vb. 1. 1484 obs. - to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun
vb. 2. 1579 obs. - to miss by error or inadvertence
vb. 3. 1596 obs. - to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words
BAULKY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anxious to avoid one, to get out of the way
BAULTERING
adj. a1704 obs. - moving unwieldily, floundering
BAUM
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bask in the sun or by the fire
BAUSAND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSE
vb. 1607 obs. rare - to kiss
BAUSON
adj. 1796 Eng. dial. - big, fat, unwieldy, swollen
n. 1. c1325 arch. - a badger
n. 2. 1607 arch. - a fat, clumsy, or pertinacious person
n. 3. 1830 Eng. dial. - a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - an ugly person; any ugly thing
n. 5. 19C arch. - a stupidly persistent man
BAUSOND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSON-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat-faced
BAUSY
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - large, fat, corpulent, coarse
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a big, fat person or animal
BAUTIE
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - guileful
BAVARDAGE
n. 1835 - idle talk, prattle, chattering
BAVER
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - slight refreshment taken between meals either at 11 a.m. or 4 p.m.; occasionally applied also to a regular meal
BAVIN
n. 1. 1528 - a bundle of brushwood or light underwood, such as was used in baker's ovens, differing from a fagot in being bound with only one withe or band instead of two
n. 2. 1577 - brushwood, firewood
BAVISH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - to drive away
BAW
int. 1377 - an exclamation of disgust, aversion, or contempt
vb. 1. 1576 obs. - to bark, as a dog
vb. 2. 1706 Sc. - to lull to sleep
BAWAW
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a ludicrous term for a child
BAWBEE
n. 1. 1542 Sc. - a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent originally to three, and afterwards to six, pennies of Scotch money, about a halfpenny of English coin; hence, later, a halfpenny, a 'copper'
n. 2. 1953 Amer. dial. - a trifle; anything of little value
n. 3. 1982 Amer. dial. - a wise and compassionate grandmother
BAWBEES
n. Bk1911 Sc. - money
BAWBELL
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - a flame, a blaze
BAWBRIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a great noise
BAWBY
n. 1527 Sc. - a baby
BAWCOCK
n. 1. 1599 arch. - a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment
n. 2. 1795 Eng. dial. - a foolish person
BAWD
n. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. obs. - a hare
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sticky dirt, as black cart-grease
vb. 1. c1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to befoul or dirty, to soil
vb. 2. 1651 arch. or obs. - to pander
BAWDACIOUS
adj. 1896 Amer. dial. - thorough, remarkable
BAWDEFY
vb. 1562 obs. rare - ? to make gay, to deck
BAWDINESS
n. 1. 1552 obs. - dirtiness; dirt, filth
n. 2. 1731 - lewdness, obscenity
BAWDISH
adj. 1572 obs. rare - obscene, filthy
BAWDREAMINY
n. 1608 nonce word - bawdry
BAWDRESS
n. 1569 obs. - a woman bawd
BAWDRONS
n. c1450 Sc. - the cat
BAWDRY
n. 1. c1374 arch. - the practice of a bawd; the business of providing opportunities for sexual immorality
n. 2. 1460 obs. - unchastity, fornication
n. 3. a1529 obs. - finery
n. 4. 1589 arch. - lewdness in speech or writing; lewd, obscene, or filthy talk, etc.
n. 5. 1648 obs. - material filth; dirt, defilement
BAWDSTROT
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BAWDY
adj. 1. 1377 obs. - soiled, dirty, filthy
adj. 2. 1513 - pert. to or fitting a bawd; lewd, obscene, unchaste; chiefly applied to language
adj. 3. 1519 obs. - of language: vile, abominable, barbarous
n. 1698 - lewd, obscene language, lewdness, obscenity
vb. 1398 obs. - to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile
BAWDY BACHELOR
n. L17 sl. - a bachelor who has no intention of altering his status
BAWDY BANQUET
n. M16 sl. - whoremongering
BAWDY BASKET
n. 1567 UK criminals' sl. - a female beggar who sells obscene literature, as well as pins, ballads, and other goods
BAWDY-HOUSE
n. 1552 - a brothel
BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE
n. 1. L17 sl. - a particularly small bottle
n. 2. L17 sl. - the very last bottle of a drinking session
BAWDY-HOUSE GLASS
n. E19 sl. - a small glass
BAWDY KEN
n. E19 sl. - a brothel
BAWF
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - well-grown, robust, fine, stout
BAWF-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat-faced, ruddy
BAWHAWDER
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - any great soldier
BAWK
vb. 1847 Eng. dial. - to cry out, to shout
BAWKEN
n. 1890 Ireland - a soft or innocent youth
BAWKER
n. L16 sl. - one who cheats at bowls
BAWL
vb. 1. 1563 obs. - to bark or howl as a dog; to give mouth or tongue as an animal
vb. 2. 1868 Eng. & Amer. dial. - of cows: to utter loud noises, usually of distress; to low
vb. 3. M19 sl., orig. US - to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 4. 1930s sl. - to suck; to swallow
vb. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. - of a hunting dog: to bay
vb. 6. 20C Black British sl. - to complain about one's problems, esp. financial
vb. 7. 20C Black British sl. - to confess
vb. 8. 20C Black British sl. - to exclaim from shock, disbelief, or surprise
BAWLA
n. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
BAWLBABY
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - a crybaby; a tattletale
BAWLER
n. 1. 1656 - a declamatory preacher; used contemptuously
n. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. - a hawker who cries his wares in the street
BAWLEY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf
BAWLING
adj. 1594 obs. - of dogs, etc.: howling, yelping
n. c1440 obs. - the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc.
BAWLING-HOUND
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons, possums or foxes
BAWLING OUT
n. 20C sl. - a reprimand; a telling-off, a scolding
BAWL OFF
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - to scold
BAWL-OUT
n. 1. M19 UK criminals' sl. - anything that creates suspicions in a watcher or listener
n. 2. 1915 US sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding; a criticism, an accusation, a scolding
n. 3. 1990s W. Indies sl. - something visually exciting
vb. 1. 1899 sl.. orig. US - (as 'bawl out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 2. M19 sl., orig. US - (as 'bawl out') to announce oneself; to reveal something
vb. 3. 1926 Amer. dial. - (as 'bawl out') of a hunting dog: to bay
BAWL-UP
vb. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - to shut up; to stop talking
BAWLY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf
BAWLY-IKE
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - a complaining person; a nuisance; a whinger
BAWM
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to dress up, to adorn
BAW-PA
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAWSIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
BAWSON
adj. 1796 Eng. dial. - big, fat, unwieldy, swollen
n. 1. 1607 arch. - a term of contempt for a fat or pertinacious person
n. 2. 1617 Eng. dial. - a badger
n. 3 1830 Eng. dial. - a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - an ugly person; any ugly thing
BAWSTROP
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BAWSY
n. 1. 1789 Sc. - an old horse
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a horse or cow having a white strip or patch on the face
BAWTIE
n. 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dog
BAWTRY
adj. 1850 Eng. dial. - dirty, dauby
BAWTY
n. 1. c1536 Sc. - a dog, especially a large one
n. 2. c1536 Sc. - a hare
n. 3. 19C Sc. - a term of contempt for a man
BAW-WAW
adj. 1570 obs. - vainly or contemptibly noisy
n. 1576 obs. - the barking of a dog
int. 1599 obs. - an exclamation of contempt
BAWZE
vb. 1677 obs. rare - to exclaim, to shout
BAX!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAXEN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stockings
BAXTER
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a baker; occasionally a female baker
BAXTER-CHAP
n. 1827 Sc. - a baker's boy or apprentice
BAXY!
int. 1939 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy!
BAY
n. 1. 1398 obs. - a berry, a small fruit, esp. used of that of the laurel or bay-tree
n. 2. c1420 obs. rare - a small ball, a globule
n. 3. 1788 Eng. dial. - a squirrel's nest
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. & Ireland - one of the rooms of a cottage or one-storied house
n. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - an unseemly mass
vb. 1. 1747 Eng. dial. - to bend
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to raise the voice loudly, generally in weeping
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - to weep loudly
vb. 4. 1970 Amer. dial. - to entice or lure
BAY AND A GRAY
n. 1951 US sl. - in poker: a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray)
BAYAO
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. - a Filipino
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. - a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
BAYARD
n. 1. 1330 arch. - a bay horse
n. 2. a1529 - one blind to the light of knowledge, who has the self-confidence of ignorance
BAYARDISM
n. 1624 obs. - ignorant presumption
BAYARDLY
adj. 1636 obs. - characterized by the blindness and self-confidence of ignorance
adv. 1624 obs. - with blind self-confidence
BAYARD OF TEN TOES
n. 1616 - the human feet, 'shanks' mare
BAYAW
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
BAY BED
n. 1981 Amer. dial. - a post bed built into a corner of a room, using the two walls as supports
BAYED
adj. 1577 obs. - surrounded, enclosed
BAY-ICE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ice thin enough to bend
BAYLE
n. 1844 Amer. dial. - a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed
BAYLET
n. 1826 - a little bay
BAY-MAN
n. 1. 1773 US Hist. - an inhabitant of Massachusetts Bay
n. 2. 1888 US nautical usage - a sick-bay nurse
BAYONET
n. 1. 1692 obs. - a short, fat dagger
n. 2. US Civil War usage - a soldier
n. 3. 1986 US drug culture sl. - a hypodermic needle
BAYONET COURSE
n. World War II Amer. sl. - hospital treatment for venereal diseases
BAY STATE
n. 1. 1883 - the State of Massachusetts, orig. the Colony of Massachusetts Bay
n. 2. 1973 US drug culture sl. - any standard medical syringe
BAYSWATER CAPTAIN
n. 1880 sl. - a sponger, one having no ostensible means of living
BAZE
n. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
vb. 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze
BAZED
adj. 1706 Sc. - stupefied; stupid; confused, bewildered
BAZIL
n. 1820 Sc. - a sot, a drunkard
BAZONGAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZONKAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZOO
n. 1. Bk1892 Amer. dial. - idle, loud, or boastful talk
n. 2. 1904 Amer. dial. - a person's mouth
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
BAZOOK
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a person's mouth
BAZOOKA
n. 1. 1984 teen sl. - an extra-large, potent marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine
n. 2. 2003 UK drug culture sl. - cocaine, crack cocaine
BAZOOKAS
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
n. 2. 1963 sl. - the breasts, esp. large breasts
BAZOON
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
BAZOONGAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZOO WAGON
n. 1977 Amer. railroad usage - a caboose
BAZUCA
n. 1984 US drug culture sl. - the residue of smoked freebase cocaine, itself mixed with tobacco and smoked
BAZUCO
n. 1980s drug culture sl. - the oily substance in freebase cocaine
BAZUKO
n. 1984 US drug culture sl. - coca paste, the basic ingredient in the manufacturing process of cocaine; hence, cocaine
BAZZ
adv. 1861 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blow
n. 2. 1980s Aust. sl. - an average, unintelligent male
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to move quickly or energetically; to rush, to dash
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to throw with force
BAZZER
n. 2000s Irish sl. - a haircut
BAZZIL-ARSED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having fat buttocks
BAZZLE
vb. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. - to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to rush about; to run in a hurried and laborious manner; to bustle
BAZZOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly
BAZZOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
adj. 1. 1911 UK sl. - crazy, very eccentric, mad to any degree
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - a beating
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - cricket
n. 3. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots
n. 4. 1962 UK sl. - a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier
BAT'S BALLS
n. 1960s US sl. - the very best, the ultimate
BATSELBOOM
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a somersault
BATSH
n. 2004 UK sl. - in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta
BATSHIT
adj. 1970 US sl. - crazy, out of control, angry
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - lies, nonsense, rubbish
n. 2. 1960s sl. - an insane person
vb. 1. 1960s US sl. - to gossip, to chatter inconsequentially
vb. 2. 1960s US sl. - to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information
BATSO
adj. 1970s US sl. - crazy, eccentric
BATSOME
adj. 1555 obs. rare - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BAT SOMEONE'S EAR
vb. 1940s US sl. - to pester, to nag
BATT
n. 1878 US sl. - a spree or frolic
BATTABLE
adj. 1570-87 obs. - of pasture-land: good for the sustenance of flocks and herds; feeding, fattening
BATTAILANT
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting
n. 1620 obs. - one who does battle; a combatant
BATTAILLEROUS
adj. c1480 obs. - fond of fighting, warlike
BATTAILOUS
adj. c1380 arch. - fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious
BATTED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BATTEN
vb. 1. 1591 - to grow better, or improve in condition; of animals esp., to improve in bodily condition by feeding, to feed to advantage, to thrive, to grow fat
vb. 2. 1602 - to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in
vb. 3. 1605 - to thrive, to grow fat, to prosper, esp. in a bad sense, at the expense or to the detriment of another; to gratify a morbid mental craving
vb. 4. 1964 Aust. sl. - of a man: to live off the earnings of a prostitute
BATTENING
adj. 1593 - feeding to advantage, or with a relish; growing fat; thriving, healthy
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bringing-up, thriving
BATTER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - soft, moist dirt; filth
n. 2. 1823 Sc. - a heavy blow or series of blows
n. 3. 1839 sl. - a spree
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. - a pancake
n. 5. c1975 Amer. dial. - a street running up a hillside, usually rather narrow
n. 6. 1982 Bahamas - a board used to cover a window before a hurricane or storm
vb. 1. c1325 - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter
vb. 2. 1578 - to subject persons, opinions, etc. to heavy, crushing, or persistent attack
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of rain: to beat against anything; to drive
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pelt with stones
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to labour or walk at a great rate
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to splash with mud
vb. 7. 1950 US sl. - to beg on the street
BATTERABLE
adj. 1611 - that can be battered or bruised by beating
BATTER BREAD
n. 1897 Amer. dial. - cornbread made with eggs and milk
BATTERCAKE
n. 1. 1833 Amer. dial. - fried cornmeal
n. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. - a pancake
BATTERDASHER
n. 1696 obs. rare - a weapon of offense
BATTERED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tired, overcome by walking or labour
adj. 2. Bk1942 sl. - drunk
BATTERFANG
vb. 1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently
BATTERFANGED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bruised, beaten, scratched
BATTERFANGING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sound beating or scratching
BATTERING
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a hastening
BATTERING-STOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat who gets the blows or reproaches due to another
BATTERLASH
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - a small-witted person; a foolish or gullible person
BATTER THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to masturbate
BATTERY
n. 1. 1591 obs. - the beating of drums
n. 2. 1592 obs. - a mark of beating; a wound or bruise
n. 3. 1799 - an embankment
n. 4. 1936 Aust. sl. - a concealed device for giving an electric shock to a horse in a race
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to knock; to hit; to knock down
BATTERY ACID
n. 1. 1941 US sl., orig. military usage - coffee
n. 2. 1945 US sl. - grapefruit juice or sour lemonade
n. 3. 1998 UK sl. - LSD
BATTERY GIRL
n. 1968 UK sl. - a prostitute who is subject to a controlling supply of drugs, etc., and consequently is managed and kept in a similar way to a battery hen
BAT THE BREEZE
vb. World War II Amer. sl. - to talk
BAT THE EARS
phr. 1892 Amer. dial. - said of a rabbit or other animal when it lays its ears close to the body
BATTING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, castigation
BATTING AND BOWLING
n. 1984 UK sl. - bisexual sexual activity
BATTING ONE'S GUMS
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. - talking for the sake of talking
BATTING-STOCK
n. 1684 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another
BATTING-STONE
n. 1843 Ireland - a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another
BATTISM
n. 1617 obs. rare - tautological repetition; battology
BATTLE
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - fat, thickset
n. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. - a 'beetle' for battling clothes
n. 2. 1948 US sl. - an unattractive woman
n. 3. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' = 'battle cruiser' - a public house
n. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. - a children's card game, more commonly known as 'war'; two players each have one deck of 52 decks; each player simultaneously turns the top card face up; the player who turns over the higher denomination wins both cards
n. 5. 1989 Aust. sl. - in a betting operation: the eternal plus-and-minus relationship between bettors and the betting operation
vb. 1. 1575 obs. - of men and animals: to grow fat, to thrive
vb. 2. 1576 obs. - to become fertile and fruitful
vb. 3. 1883 Amer. dial. - to clean soiled clothes by beating them with a paddle (or 'battle'] after removing them from boiling water
vb. 4. 1895 Aust. sl. - to struggle for a living, to work hard despite troubles and exhibit courage in doing so
vb. 5. 1895 Aust. sl. - to attempt to make a living a the racecourse, either by running or gambling on horses
vb. 6. 1898 Aust. sl. - to work as a prostitute
vb. 7. Bk1898 Sc. - to besmear with mud; to walk about a room with dirty feet
vb. 8. 1949 Amer. dial. - to wash thoroughly
vb. 9. 1998 NZ sl. - to have sex; to impregnate someone
vb. 10. 1998 US sl. - to attack someone verbally
vb. 11. 1999 US sl. - to break-dance competitively with the object of demonstrating the most individual style
vb. 12. 2000 US sl. - to compete in a public demonstration of DJ skills or to establish a sound-system's superiority; to compete in rap performance; to compete in graffiti skills
BATTLE AND CRUISER
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' - a public house
BATTLEAXE
n. 1896 sl., orig. US, derogatory - a domineering woman; an old or elderly woman who is variously characterized as resentful, vociferous, usually arrogant and no beauty
BATTLE BOWLER
n. World War II Amer. sl. - a steel helmet
BATTLE BREAKFAST
n. World War II Amer. Navy sl. - steak and eggs
BATTLE-COCK
n. 1605 - a fighting cock
BATTLE CRUISER
n. 1. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'boozer' - a public house
n. 2. 1982 US sl. - an aggressive, mannish lesbian
n. 3. 1984 UK sl. - a formidable older woman
BATTLED
adj. 1820 Sc. - bespattered with mud; trampled down
BATTLEDORE
n. 1697 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a horn-book; a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn
vb. 1858 - to drive, toss, or fly to and fro
BATTLEDORE BOOK
n. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a horn-book; a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn
BATTLEDORE-BOY
n. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - one learning his a b c's; an abecedarian
BATTLED UP
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - untidy, in a mess or litter
BATTLEFUL
adj. c1449 obs. rare - full of strife or conflict; contentious
BATTLE-HAMMED
adj. 1727 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage - having thick or deformed hips
BATTLE-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a stupid person
BATTLE-HEADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stupid
BATTLE OF HASTINGS
adj. 2002 UK sl. - history, in the past
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
n. 1956 US sl. - an effort to lose weight
BATTLER
n. 1. c1300 - one who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - a boxer
n. 3. 1895 Aust. sl. - a gambler who tries to make a living by gambling; a habitual punter who is always struggling; also, a struggling horse owner-trainer
n. 4. 1896 Aust. sl. - a person who struggles to make a living
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a prostitute, esp. a self-managed prostitute
BATTLE ROYAL
n. 1672 - a fight in which several combatants engage; hence, a general squabble
BATTLE SCAR
n. 1982 Hawaii youth usage - a bruise on the skin caused by sucking
BATTLESHIP
n. 1. 1931 US sl. - a powerful and domineering woman
n. 2. 1946 US sl. - a railway coal tender
BATTLESHIPS
n. 1. 1886 Amer. sl. - large feet
n. 2. 1886 Amer. sl. - a pair of shoes or galoshes, esp. of a large size
BATTLESOME
adj. 1. 1627 obs. - nutritious
adj. 2. 1877 rare - given to fighting, quarrelsome
BATTLE THE IRON MEN
vb. 1951 US sl. - in horse racing: to bet using pari-mutuel machines
BATTLE THE WATCH
vb. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - to do one’s best in difficulty circumstances
BATTLE-TWIG
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an earwig
BATTLE WAGON
n. 1943 UK army sl. - an expensive car
BATTLE-WRIGHT
n. a1300 obs. - a warrior
BATTLING
adj. 1. 1555 obs. - nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive
adj. 2. 1895 Aust. sl. - struggling to eke out a living; going through hard times
BATTLING BLOCK
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - a bench-like wooden stand with a flat surface on which clothes are beaten in washing
BATTLING SONS OF THE AIR
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - airmen
BATTLING STICK
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water
BATTOLOGIST
n. 1653 - one who needlessly repeats the same thing
BATTOLOGIZE
vb. 1634 - to keep repeating a word or phrase; to repeat words or phrases with needless iteration
BATTOLOGY
n. a1603 - a needless and tiresome repetition in speaking of writing
BATTOON
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - a short, straight stick; a pool or billiards cue
BATTRY
n. Bk1898 - a tea-kettle
BATTUE
n. 1864 - wholesale slaughter, esp. of unresisting crowds
BATTY
adj. 1. 1903 US sl. - eccentric, odd, insane, crazy
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rabbit
n. 2. Bk1898 sl. - workmen's wages, perquisites
n. 3. 1935 Jamaica sl. - the buttocks
n. 4. 2000 Black British sl. - homosexuality
BATTY BOY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a homosexual
BATTY-BREADS
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - cornbread pancakes
BATTY BWAI, BATTY BWOY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a homosexual
BATTY-MOUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bat
BATWING
n. 1. L19 US sl. - paper money, esp. a $1 bill
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - (as 'bat wing') a half-pint flask, esp. of bootleg liquor
BAUBEE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a trifle, anything of little value
BAUBLE
n. 1. c1460 obs. - a child's plaything or toy
n. 2. 1579 - a childish or foolish matter of affair; a piece of childish foolery
n. 3. a1606 obs. - a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler
n. 4. 1634 - a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless
vb. 1608 obs. - to trifle
BAUBLE-BEARER
n. 1535 - a court-fool or jester
BAUBLERY
n. 1583 obs. - childish foolery; trifling business
BAUBLING
adj. 1601 obs. - trifling, contemptible, paltry, insignificant
BAUCH
adj. 1. a1560 Sc. - weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent
adj. 2. 1706 Sc. - unpleasant to the taste
adj. 3. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - not good, sorry, indifferent
adj. 4. 1819 Sc. - weak, tired out, exhausted
adj. 5. 1871 Sc. - abashed, timid, sheepish
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - the belly, the stomach
BAUCHLE
n. 1. 1787 Sc. - an old shoe used as a slipper, or worn down at the heel, which causes the wearer to shamble
n. 2. 1790 Sc. & Ireland - an awkward, clumsy person
n. 3. 1820 Sc. - an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well
vb. 1. c1470 Sc. obs. - to subject to disgrace or ignominy; to vilify; to treat contemptuously
vb. 2. 1856 Sc. - to shamble, to walk loosely; to wear shoes out of shape
BAUCHLING
n. 1835 Sc. - reproaching, taunting
BAUCHNESS
n. 1. 1727 Sc. - want, defect of any kind, indifference
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - backwardness or lowness arising from timidity
BAUD
n. 1898 Sc. - an article of clothing; a suit of clothes
vb. c1529 obs. - to befoul or dirty
BAUDE
adj. c1400 obs. rare - joyous, gay
BAUDERIE
n. c1386 obs. - gaiety, jollity, mirth
BAUDERY
n. c1386 obs. - gaiety, jollity, mirth
BAUDRONS
n. c1450 Sc. - a familiar name for a cat
BAUDY KNIGHT
n. L17 sl. - a bachelor who has no intention of altering his status
BAUGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a swaggering boastfulness
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to boast, to brag
BAUGER
adj. 1544 obs. rare - barbarous
BAUGH
adj. a1560 Sc. - weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent
vb. 1639 obs. - to bark, as a dog
BAULK
n. 1. c885 obs. - a ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground, as a grave-mound
n. 2. c1430 obs. - a slip, a mistake, a blunder
n. 3. 1538 obs. - a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc.
n. 4. 1549 obs. - a ridge in the way, over which one may stumble; a stumbling-block, an obstacle
n. 5. 1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an omission; an exception
n. 6. 1660 - a hindrance, check, or defeat
n. 7. 1733 - a disappointment
vb. 1. 1484 obs. - to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun
vb. 2. 1579 obs. - to miss by error or inadvertence
vb. 3. 1596 obs. - to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words
BAULKY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anxious to avoid one, to get out of the way
BAULTERING
adj. a1704 obs. - moving unwieldily, floundering
BAUM
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bask in the sun or by the fire
BAUSAND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSE
vb. 1607 obs. rare - to kiss
BAUSON
adj. 1796 Eng. dial. - big, fat, unwieldy, swollen
n. 1. c1325 arch. - a badger
n. 2. 1607 arch. - a fat, clumsy, or pertinacious person
n. 3. 1830 Eng. dial. - a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - an ugly person; any ugly thing
n. 5. 19C arch. - a stupidly persistent man
BAUSOND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSON-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat-faced
BAUSY
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - large, fat, corpulent, coarse
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a big, fat person or animal
BAUTIE
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - guileful
BAVARDAGE
n. 1835 - idle talk, prattle, chattering
BAVER
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - slight refreshment taken between meals either at 11 a.m. or 4 p.m.; occasionally applied also to a regular meal
BAVIN
n. 1. 1528 - a bundle of brushwood or light underwood, such as was used in baker's ovens, differing from a fagot in being bound with only one withe or band instead of two
n. 2. 1577 - brushwood, firewood
BAVISH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - to drive away
BAW
int. 1377 - an exclamation of disgust, aversion, or contempt
vb. 1. 1576 obs. - to bark, as a dog
vb. 2. 1706 Sc. - to lull to sleep
BAWAW
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a ludicrous term for a child
BAWBEE
n. 1. 1542 Sc. - a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent originally to three, and afterwards to six, pennies of Scotch money, about a halfpenny of English coin; hence, later, a halfpenny, a 'copper'
n. 2. 1953 Amer. dial. - a trifle; anything of little value
n. 3. 1982 Amer. dial. - a wise and compassionate grandmother
BAWBEES
n. Bk1911 Sc. - money
BAWBELL
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - a flame, a blaze
BAWBRIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a great noise
BAWBY
n. 1527 Sc. - a baby
BAWCOCK
n. 1. 1599 arch. - a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment
n. 2. 1795 Eng. dial. - a foolish person
BAWD
n. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. obs. - a hare
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sticky dirt, as black cart-grease
vb. 1. c1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to befoul or dirty, to soil
vb. 2. 1651 arch. or obs. - to pander
BAWDACIOUS
adj. 1896 Amer. dial. - thorough, remarkable
BAWDEFY
vb. 1562 obs. rare - ? to make gay, to deck
BAWDINESS
n. 1. 1552 obs. - dirtiness; dirt, filth
n. 2. 1731 - lewdness, obscenity
BAWDISH
adj. 1572 obs. rare - obscene, filthy
BAWDREAMINY
n. 1608 nonce word - bawdry
BAWDRESS
n. 1569 obs. - a woman bawd
BAWDRONS
n. c1450 Sc. - the cat
BAWDRY
n. 1. c1374 arch. - the practice of a bawd; the business of providing opportunities for sexual immorality
n. 2. 1460 obs. - unchastity, fornication
n. 3. a1529 obs. - finery
n. 4. 1589 arch. - lewdness in speech or writing; lewd, obscene, or filthy talk, etc.
n. 5. 1648 obs. - material filth; dirt, defilement
BAWDSTROT
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BAWDY
adj. 1. 1377 obs. - soiled, dirty, filthy
adj. 2. 1513 - pert. to or fitting a bawd; lewd, obscene, unchaste; chiefly applied to language
adj. 3. 1519 obs. - of language: vile, abominable, barbarous
n. 1698 - lewd, obscene language, lewdness, obscenity
vb. 1398 obs. - to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile
BAWDY BACHELOR
n. L17 sl. - a bachelor who has no intention of altering his status
BAWDY BANQUET
n. M16 sl. - whoremongering
BAWDY BASKET
n. 1567 UK criminals' sl. - a female beggar who sells obscene literature, as well as pins, ballads, and other goods
BAWDY-HOUSE
n. 1552 - a brothel
BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE
n. 1. L17 sl. - a particularly small bottle
n. 2. L17 sl. - the very last bottle of a drinking session
BAWDY-HOUSE GLASS
n. E19 sl. - a small glass
BAWDY KEN
n. E19 sl. - a brothel
BAWF
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - well-grown, robust, fine, stout
BAWF-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fat-faced, ruddy
BAWHAWDER
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - any great soldier
BAWK
vb. 1847 Eng. dial. - to cry out, to shout
BAWKEN
n. 1890 Ireland - a soft or innocent youth
BAWKER
n. L16 sl. - one who cheats at bowls
BAWL
vb. 1. 1563 obs. - to bark or howl as a dog; to give mouth or tongue as an animal
vb. 2. 1868 Eng. & Amer. dial. - of cows: to utter loud noises, usually of distress; to low
vb. 3. M19 sl., orig. US - to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 4. 1930s sl. - to suck; to swallow
vb. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. - of a hunting dog: to bay
vb. 6. 20C Black British sl. - to complain about one's problems, esp. financial
vb. 7. 20C Black British sl. - to confess
vb. 8. 20C Black British sl. - to exclaim from shock, disbelief, or surprise
BAWLA
n. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
BAWLBABY
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - a crybaby; a tattletale
BAWLER
n. 1. 1656 - a declamatory preacher; used contemptuously
n. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. - a hawker who cries his wares in the street
BAWLEY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf
BAWLING
adj. 1594 obs. - of dogs, etc.: howling, yelping
n. c1440 obs. - the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc.
BAWLING-HOUND
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons, possums or foxes
BAWLING OUT
n. 20C sl. - a reprimand; a telling-off, a scolding
BAWL OFF
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - to scold
BAWL-OUT
n. 1. M19 UK criminals' sl. - anything that creates suspicions in a watcher or listener
n. 2. 1915 US sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding; a criticism, an accusation, a scolding
n. 3. 1990s W. Indies sl. - something visually exciting
vb. 1. 1899 sl.. orig. US - (as 'bawl out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 2. M19 sl., orig. US - (as 'bawl out') to announce oneself; to reveal something
vb. 3. 1926 Amer. dial. - (as 'bawl out') of a hunting dog: to bay
BAWL-UP
vb. Bk1904 Amer. students' sl. - to shut up; to stop talking
BAWLY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf
BAWLY-IKE
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - a complaining person; a nuisance; a whinger
BAWM
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to dress up, to adorn
BAW-PA
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAWSIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
BAWSON
adj. 1796 Eng. dial. - big, fat, unwieldy, swollen
n. 1. 1607 arch. - a term of contempt for a fat or pertinacious person
n. 2. 1617 Eng. dial. - a badger
n. 3 1830 Eng. dial. - a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person
n. 4. 1888 Eng. dial. - an ugly person; any ugly thing
BAWSTROP
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BAWSY
n. 1. 1789 Sc. - an old horse
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a horse or cow having a white strip or patch on the face
BAWTIE
n. 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dog
BAWTRY
adj. 1850 Eng. dial. - dirty, dauby
BAWTY
n. 1. c1536 Sc. - a dog, especially a large one
n. 2. c1536 Sc. - a hare
n. 3. 19C Sc. - a term of contempt for a man
BAW-WAW
adj. 1570 obs. - vainly or contemptibly noisy
n. 1576 obs. - the barking of a dog
int. 1599 obs. - an exclamation of contempt
BAWZE
vb. 1677 obs. rare - to exclaim, to shout
BAX!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAXEN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stockings
BAXTER
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a baker; occasionally a female baker
BAXTER-CHAP
n. 1827 Sc. - a baker's boy or apprentice
BAXY!
int. 1939 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy!
BAY
n. 1. 1398 obs. - a berry, a small fruit, esp. used of that of the laurel or bay-tree
n. 2. c1420 obs. rare - a small ball, a globule
n. 3. 1788 Eng. dial. - a squirrel's nest
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. & Ireland - one of the rooms of a cottage or one-storied house
n. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - an unseemly mass
vb. 1. 1747 Eng. dial. - to bend
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to raise the voice loudly, generally in weeping
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - to weep loudly
vb. 4. 1970 Amer. dial. - to entice or lure
BAY AND A GRAY
n. 1951 US sl. - in poker: a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray)
BAYAO
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. - a Filipino
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. - a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
BAYARD
n. 1. 1330 arch. - a bay horse
n. 2. a1529 - one blind to the light of knowledge, who has the self-confidence of ignorance
BAYARDISM
n. 1624 obs. - ignorant presumption
BAYARDLY
adj. 1636 obs. - characterized by the blindness and self-confidence of ignorance
adv. 1624 obs. - with blind self-confidence
BAYARD OF TEN TOES
n. 1616 - the human feet, 'shanks' mare
BAYAW
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
BAY BED
n. 1981 Amer. dial. - a post bed built into a corner of a room, using the two walls as supports
BAYED
adj. 1577 obs. - surrounded, enclosed
BAY-ICE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ice thin enough to bend
BAYLE
n. 1844 Amer. dial. - a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed
BAYLET
n. 1826 - a little bay
BAY-MAN
n. 1. 1773 US Hist. - an inhabitant of Massachusetts Bay
n. 2. 1888 US nautical usage - a sick-bay nurse
BAYONET
n. 1. 1692 obs. - a short, fat dagger
n. 2. US Civil War usage - a soldier
n. 3. 1986 US drug culture sl. - a hypodermic needle
BAYONET COURSE
n. World War II Amer. sl. - hospital treatment for venereal diseases
BAY STATE
n. 1. 1883 - the State of Massachusetts, orig. the Colony of Massachusetts Bay
n. 2. 1973 US drug culture sl. - any standard medical syringe
BAYSWATER CAPTAIN
n. 1880 sl. - a sponger, one having no ostensible means of living
BAZE
n. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
vb. 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze
BAZED
adj. 1706 Sc. - stupefied; stupid; confused, bewildered
BAZIL
n. 1820 Sc. - a sot, a drunkard
BAZONGAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZONKAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZOO
n. 1. Bk1892 Amer. dial. - idle, loud, or boastful talk
n. 2. 1904 Amer. dial. - a person's mouth
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
BAZOOK
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a person's mouth
BAZOOKA
n. 1. 1984 teen sl. - an extra-large, potent marijuana cigarette laced with cocaine
n. 2. 2003 UK drug culture sl. - cocaine, crack cocaine
BAZOOKAS
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
n. 2. 1963 sl. - the breasts, esp. large breasts
BAZOON
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
BAZOONGAS
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts
BAZOO WAGON
n. 1977 Amer. railroad usage - a caboose
BAZUCA
n. 1984 US drug culture sl. - the residue of smoked freebase cocaine, itself mixed with tobacco and smoked
BAZUCO
n. 1980s drug culture sl. - the oily substance in freebase cocaine
BAZUKO
n. 1984 US drug culture sl. - coca paste, the basic ingredient in the manufacturing process of cocaine; hence, cocaine
BAZZ
adv. 1861 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blow
n. 2. 1980s Aust. sl. - an average, unintelligent male
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to move quickly or energetically; to rush, to dash
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to throw with force
BAZZER
n. 2000s Irish sl. - a haircut
BAZZIL-ARSED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having fat buttocks
BAZZLE
vb. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. - to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to rush about; to run in a hurried and laborious manner; to bustle
BAZZOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly
BAZZOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing