REVERSE DICTIONARY B
BANN - BASGZ
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• BANNER - BARBARIAN
• BARBECUE - BARGE
• BARK - BARTER
• BASE - BASE-BORN
BANNER
n. a1000 obs. • FANE a flag, banner, pennant
n. c1000 obs. • MARK a standard or banner
n. 1539 obs. rare • FANIKIN a small flag or banner
n. 1600 • ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc.
n. 1825 Sc. • WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag
n. c1000 obs. • MARK a standard or banner
n. 1539 obs. rare • FANIKIN a small flag or banner
n. 1600 • ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc.
n. 1825 Sc. • WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag
BANQUET, BANQUETING
adj. 1678 • EPULARY having to do with a feast or banquet
adj. 1692 obs. rare • EPULOUS feasting to excess; full of banqueting
n. a900 obs. • FARM food, provision; hence, a banquet, a feast
n. a1300 obs. • MANGERY a banquet; a ceremonial feast; a series of festivities
n. c1380 obs. • COMESSATION a frolic and jovial meeting to eat, drink, and make good cheer; feasting, banqueting, revelling
n. c1420 obs. • MANGER a sumptuous meal; a banquet
n. a1470 obs. • MANGERY banqueting, luxurious eating
n. 1542 obs. • BANQUETER the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 1555 • JUNKETING the act of feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking
n. 1615 obs. rare • BANQUETANT the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 1623 obs. • BELLARIES banquetting dishes
n. 1670 obs. • GUSTATORY'a place where men were wont to banquet'
n. 1721 • JUNKETER orig., a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet or other festive gathering; a reveller; a party-goer
n. 1821 • BANQUETEER a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
vb. 1587 obs. • MARSHAL to arrange a banquet
vb. 1607 obs. • JUNKET to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking
vb. 1623 obs. rare • OBLIGURE to banquet
vb. 1623 obs. rare • OBLIGURATE 'to spend in belly-cheere'
adj. 1692 obs. rare • EPULOUS feasting to excess; full of banqueting
n. a900 obs. • FARM food, provision; hence, a banquet, a feast
n. a1300 obs. • MANGERY a banquet; a ceremonial feast; a series of festivities
n. c1380 obs. • COMESSATION a frolic and jovial meeting to eat, drink, and make good cheer; feasting, banqueting, revelling
n. c1420 obs. • MANGER a sumptuous meal; a banquet
n. a1470 obs. • MANGERY banqueting, luxurious eating
n. 1542 obs. • BANQUETER the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 1555 • JUNKETING the act of feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking
n. 1615 obs. rare • BANQUETANT the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer
n. 1623 obs. • BELLARIES banquetting dishes
n. 1670 obs. • GUSTATORY'a place where men were wont to banquet'
n. 1721 • JUNKETER orig., a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet or other festive gathering; a reveller; a party-goer
n. 1821 • BANQUETEER a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller
vb. 1587 obs. • MARSHAL to arrange a banquet
vb. 1607 obs. • JUNKET to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking
vb. 1623 obs. rare • OBLIGURE to banquet
vb. 1623 obs. rare • OBLIGURATE 'to spend in belly-cheere'
BANTAM
n. 1828 Sc. • BANTING a bantam fowl
n. 1877 Eng. dial. • BANTY a bantam
n. 1891 Eng. dial. • BANTY-COCK a bantam cock
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BANTY-HEN a bantam hen
n. 1877 Eng. dial. • BANTY a bantam
n. 1891 Eng. dial. • BANTY-COCK a bantam cock
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BANTY-HEN a bantam hen
BANTER, BANTERING
adj. c1830 • QUIZZACIOUS given to mocking, bantering, satirical
adj. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFEY boisterous, happy, jolly; bantering
adj. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFY (as above)
adj. Bk1892 Aust. sl. • BARRACKING bantering
n. 1651 obs. • RALLERY raillery, banter, good-humoured ridicule
n. 1653 • RAILLERY good-humoured ridicule, banter
n. 1658 • BADINAGE light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule
n. 1667 obs. • RAILLEUR one who practices raillery; one who banters
n. 1678 rare • RALLIER one who banters
n. M17 sl. • CHAFF banter, badinage, or ridicule
n. 1711 obs. • RAILLIER one who banters
n. 1712 • BADINERIE badinage, raillery, banter
n. 1734 obs. • BADINEUR one who indulges in badinage or raillery
n. 1760 rare • RAILLYING banter, good-humoured ridicule
n. 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire
n. 1830 Sc. • JAFFLING merriment, banter
n. 1832 rare • RALLY a piece of rallying or banter
n. 1845 Aust. • BORACK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense
n. 1845 Aust. • BORAK (as above)
n. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFING talking; bantering
n. c1880 sl. • RAG talk, banter, abuse
n. L19 US sl. • JOLLY light-hearted teasing, bantering; often as 'the jolly'
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • SCAUM insincere talk; banter, chaff
n. 1909 Sc. • TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter
n. 1940s African-American • TALKING SHIT any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc.
n. 1940s African-American • TALKING TRASH (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • JOSHFEST a bantering conversation
n. 1980 US sl. • PANSY PRATTLE the snide remarks and witty insults characteristic of male homosexual banter
vb. 1635-56 obs. • RAILLY to rally, to jest, to banter
vb. 1679 arch. • RALLY to treat or assail with banter, pleasantry, or good-humoured ridicule; to make fun or game of
vb. 1697 obs. • BADINER to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter
vb. 1860 sl. • RAG to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
vb. 1866 Sc. • RAGGLE to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter
vb. 1872 Amer. dial. • CHAFF to talk nonsense, to joke; to banter, to tease, to make fun of; to trick, to deceive
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. • GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at
vb. 1878 • BADINAGE to banter playfully
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. • AL to banter; to worry or bother
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. • HAL (as above)
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. • FAN to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy
vb. 19C Eng. dial. • RADDLE to banter
vb. 1900 Amer. sl. • RAG ON to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • UNDHERLOOD to make game of; to banter; to bully
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • UNDHERLUDE (as above)
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • TIFF-TAFFLE to talk in a bantering manner; to joke; to make repartee
vb. 1947 sl., orig. US • SHOOT THE SHIT to talk in an informal manner; to gossip or banter
vb. 1980s UK sl. • RAMP to tease, to banter, to trick
adj. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFEY boisterous, happy, jolly; bantering
adj. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFY (as above)
adj. Bk1892 Aust. sl. • BARRACKING bantering
n. 1651 obs. • RALLERY raillery, banter, good-humoured ridicule
n. 1653 • RAILLERY good-humoured ridicule, banter
n. 1658 • BADINAGE light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule
n. 1667 obs. • RAILLEUR one who practices raillery; one who banters
n. 1678 rare • RALLIER one who banters
n. M17 sl. • CHAFF banter, badinage, or ridicule
n. 1711 obs. • RAILLIER one who banters
n. 1712 • BADINERIE badinage, raillery, banter
n. 1734 obs. • BADINEUR one who indulges in badinage or raillery
n. 1760 rare • RAILLYING banter, good-humoured ridicule
n. 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire
n. 1830 Sc. • JAFFLING merriment, banter
n. 1832 rare • RALLY a piece of rallying or banter
n. 1845 Aust. • BORACK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense
n. 1845 Aust. • BORAK (as above)
n. 1859 Amer. dial. • CHAFFING talking; bantering
n. c1880 sl. • RAG talk, banter, abuse
n. L19 US sl. • JOLLY light-hearted teasing, bantering; often as 'the jolly'
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • SCAUM insincere talk; banter, chaff
n. 1909 Sc. • TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter
n. 1940s African-American • TALKING SHIT any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc.
n. 1940s African-American • TALKING TRASH (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • JOSHFEST a bantering conversation
n. 1980 US sl. • PANSY PRATTLE the snide remarks and witty insults characteristic of male homosexual banter
vb. 1635-56 obs. • RAILLY to rally, to jest, to banter
vb. 1679 arch. • RALLY to treat or assail with banter, pleasantry, or good-humoured ridicule; to make fun or game of
vb. 1697 obs. • BADINER to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter
vb. 1860 sl. • RAG to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
vb. 1866 Sc. • RAGGLE to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter
vb. 1872 Amer. dial. • CHAFF to talk nonsense, to joke; to banter, to tease, to make fun of; to trick, to deceive
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. • GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at
vb. 1878 • BADINAGE to banter playfully
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. • AL to banter; to worry or bother
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. • HAL (as above)
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. • FAN to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy
vb. 19C Eng. dial. • RADDLE to banter
vb. 1900 Amer. sl. • RAG ON to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • UNDHERLOOD to make game of; to banter; to bully
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • UNDHERLUDE (as above)
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • TIFF-TAFFLE to talk in a bantering manner; to joke; to make repartee
vb. 1947 sl., orig. US • SHOOT THE SHIT to talk in an informal manner; to gossip or banter
vb. 1980s UK sl. • RAMP to tease, to banter, to trick
BAPTISM, BAPTIST, BAPTIZE, BAPTIZED
adj. 1658 obs. rare • BAPTISTICAL belonging to baptism
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • NEEDLESS of an unbaptized infant: nameless
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF-NAMED privately baptized
n. c885 obs. • BATH the immersion or washing of baptism
n. 971 obs. • BATH the water of baptism
n. c1200 • BAPTIST one who baptises
n. a1300 obs. rare • BAPTIZE baptism
n. 1340 • LAVER the baptismal font; the spiritual 'washing' of baptism
n. 1398 obs. • ILLUMINATION baptism
n. 1460 • BAPTISTERY the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 1460 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1460 obs. rare • BAPTISTE baptism
n. 1470 obs. • BAPTIZATION baptism
n. 1561 obs. • CATABAPTIST one who is an adversary to baptism
n. 1612 obs. • TINCTURE affectedly used for baptism
n. 1640 • PÆDOBAPTISM infant baptism
n. 1640 • PEDOBAPTISM (as above)
n. 1651 • PÆDABAPTIST one who practices, adheres to, or advocates infant baptism
n. 1651 • PÆDOBAPTIST (as above)
n. 1657 obs. • TINCTION in baptism: a dipping
n. 1710 Sc. • MAIDEN CUMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
n. 1818 rare • BAPTIZEMENT baptism
n. 1824 Sc. • MAIDEN-KIMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
n. 1835 • BAPTISTERY a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 1835 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1838 Amer. dial. • HARDSHELL BAPTIST a strict and rigid Baptist
n. 1845 Amer. dial. • DIPPER one who practices baptism by immersion
n. 1845 US hist. • HARD-SHELL a member of the Primitive Baptists; a Baptist holding strict views
n. 1851 • BAPTISTERY baptism
n. 1851 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1852 Amer. dial. • WET BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion
n. 1871 rare • BAPTIZEE a recipient of baptism; a baptized person
n. 1872 Amer. dial. • FOOT-WASHING BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1889 Amer. dial. • WASH-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • DIPPED 'UN a Baptist
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • DIPPER (as above)
n. 19C US sl. • FOOTWASHER a traditional, fundamentalist Baptist
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DIDAPPER a ludicrous name applied to a Baptist
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. • HARD-SHELLED BAPTIST a Baptist of the straight-laced order
n. Bk1905 Sc. • HA’-MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism
n. Bk1905 Sc. • MAIDEN (as above)
n. 1947 Amer. dial. • BURIAL baptism by total immersion
n. 1949 Amer. dial. • DEEP-WATER BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices baptism by total immersion
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WETBACK a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WET-WASH BAPTIST (as above)
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WET-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1972 Aust. sl. • BAPPO a Baptist
n. Bk1992 Amer. South usage • BABTIS a Baptist
vb. c1200 obs. • HEAVE to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen
vb. 1644 obs. rare • RANTIZE to sprinkle; used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. • MAIDEN to act as a 'maiden' to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening)
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. • BACTIZE to baptize
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF BAPTIZE to baptize privately
vb. Bk1905 Sc. • MAIDEN to lay a child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. • BAPSOUSE to baptize
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • NEEDLESS of an unbaptized infant: nameless
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF-NAMED privately baptized
n. c885 obs. • BATH the immersion or washing of baptism
n. 971 obs. • BATH the water of baptism
n. c1200 • BAPTIST one who baptises
n. a1300 obs. rare • BAPTIZE baptism
n. 1340 • LAVER the baptismal font; the spiritual 'washing' of baptism
n. 1398 obs. • ILLUMINATION baptism
n. 1460 • BAPTISTERY the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church
n. 1460 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1460 obs. rare • BAPTISTE baptism
n. 1470 obs. • BAPTIZATION baptism
n. 1561 obs. • CATABAPTIST one who is an adversary to baptism
n. 1612 obs. • TINCTURE affectedly used for baptism
n. 1640 • PÆDOBAPTISM infant baptism
n. 1640 • PEDOBAPTISM (as above)
n. 1651 • PÆDABAPTIST one who practices, adheres to, or advocates infant baptism
n. 1651 • PÆDOBAPTIST (as above)
n. 1657 obs. • TINCTION in baptism: a dipping
n. 1710 Sc. • MAIDEN CUMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
n. 1818 rare • BAPTIZEMENT baptism
n. 1824 Sc. • MAIDEN-KIMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening
n. 1835 • BAPTISTERY a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite
n. 1835 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1838 Amer. dial. • HARDSHELL BAPTIST a strict and rigid Baptist
n. 1845 Amer. dial. • DIPPER one who practices baptism by immersion
n. 1845 US hist. • HARD-SHELL a member of the Primitive Baptists; a Baptist holding strict views
n. 1851 • BAPTISTERY baptism
n. 1851 • BAPTISTRY (as above)
n. 1852 Amer. dial. • WET BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion
n. 1871 rare • BAPTIZEE a recipient of baptism; a baptized person
n. 1872 Amer. dial. • FOOT-WASHING BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1889 Amer. dial. • WASH-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • DIPPED 'UN a Baptist
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • DIPPER (as above)
n. 19C US sl. • FOOTWASHER a traditional, fundamentalist Baptist
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DIDAPPER a ludicrous name applied to a Baptist
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. • HARD-SHELLED BAPTIST a Baptist of the straight-laced order
n. Bk1905 Sc. • HA’-MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism
n. Bk1905 Sc. • MAIDEN (as above)
n. 1947 Amer. dial. • BURIAL baptism by total immersion
n. 1949 Amer. dial. • DEEP-WATER BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices baptism by total immersion
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WETBACK a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WET-WASH BAPTIST (as above)
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • WET-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet
n. 1972 Aust. sl. • BAPPO a Baptist
n. Bk1992 Amer. South usage • BABTIS a Baptist
vb. c1200 obs. • HEAVE to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen
vb. 1644 obs. rare • RANTIZE to sprinkle; used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. • MAIDEN to act as a 'maiden' to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening)
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. • BACTIZE to baptize
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF BAPTIZE to baptize privately
vb. Bk1905 Sc. • MAIDEN to lay a child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. • BAPSOUSE to baptize
BAR - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
BAR, BARRED
adj. 1996 Sc. sl. • SINE-DIED permanently barred from a bar or sporting endeavour
vb. 1586 obs. rare • ABAR to bar, to debar
vb. 1586 obs. rare • ABAR to bar, to debar
BARB
n. 1901 Sc. • NIPPER a stinging remark, a barb, an insult
BARBADOS
n. 1732 • BARBADIAN an inhabitant of Barbados
n. 1832 • BADIAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados
n. 1832 • BAJAN (as above)
n. 1852 colloq. • BIM an inhabitant of Barbados
n. 1852 colloq. • BIMM (as above)
n. Bk1892 W. Indian sl. • LITTLE ENGLAND Barbados
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJE a Bajan, a native of Barbados
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJEE (as above)
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJIE (as above)
n. 1832 • BADIAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados
n. 1832 • BAJAN (as above)
n. 1852 colloq. • BIM an inhabitant of Barbados
n. 1852 colloq. • BIMM (as above)
n. Bk1892 W. Indian sl. • LITTLE ENGLAND Barbados
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJE a Bajan, a native of Barbados
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJEE (as above)
n. 1960 W. Indies • BAJIE (as above)
BARBARIAN, BARBARIC, BARBARITY, BARBAROUS, BARBAROUSLY
adj. c897 obs. • DERN of evil or deceitful nature; cruel or barbarous
adj. c1400 • BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized
adj. 1528 • BUTCHERLY inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; barbarous; bloody; of a blow or stroke: violent, rough
adj. 1535 obs. • BARBAR barbarous
adj. 1544 obs. rare • BAUGER barbarous
adj. c1550 • TRUCULENT exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous, destructive
adj. 1570 obs. • BARBARIOUS barbarous
adj. 1575 • BUTCHEROUS inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; murderous; barbarous; bloody
adj. 1609 obs. • NEGEROUS barbarous, uncivilized
adj. 1611 obs. rare • SAVAGED savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel
adj. 1626 obs. • BUTCHERY brutal; barbarous; bloody
adj. 1632 obs. • RUVID rude, barbarous
adj. 1640 • FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce
adj. 1818 Sc. & Ireland obs. • SALVAGE savage, barbarous
adj. 1823 • BARBARESQUE barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art
adj. 1837 • SARACENIC barbaric, heathenish
adj. L19 sl. • MEDIEVAL barbaric, illiberal, cruel
adv. 1560 obs. • BUTCHERLY in a violent and bloody manner; brutally, barbarously
adv. 1596 obs. • SARACENLY with heathenish violence; barbarously
n. 1382 obs. • BARBAR a barbarian
n. 1382 obs. • BARBARYN (as above)
n. 1388 obs. rare • BARBARIC a barbarian
n. 1564 obs. • BARBARY barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness
n. 1588 • SAVAGE a person living in the lowest state of development or cultivation; an uncivilized, wild person; a barbarian
n. 1603 obs. • BARBARISM barbarous cruelty, barbarity
n. 1610 Sc. • RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person
n. 1610 Sc. • RED-ETIN (as above)
n. 1714 obs. • SARACEN an ignorant and tasteless person; a barbarian
n. 1792 Sc. • NEEGER a savage, barbarous fellow; an oaf, a lout
n. 1817 • HEATHEN one who has no more religion, enlightenment, or culture than a pagan; a rude, barbarous, or unthinking person; a hoyden, male or female
n. 1818 Sc. & Ireland obs. • SALVAGE a savage, a barbarian
n. 1868 • BARBARIANESS a female barbarian
vb. 1563 obs. rare • SAVAGE to indulge in cruel or barbarous deeds
vb. 1856 • BARBARIANIZE to make barbarian, to barbarize
adj. c1400 • BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized
adj. 1528 • BUTCHERLY inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; barbarous; bloody; of a blow or stroke: violent, rough
adj. 1535 obs. • BARBAR barbarous
adj. 1544 obs. rare • BAUGER barbarous
adj. c1550 • TRUCULENT exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous, destructive
adj. 1570 obs. • BARBARIOUS barbarous
adj. 1575 • BUTCHEROUS inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; murderous; barbarous; bloody
adj. 1609 obs. • NEGEROUS barbarous, uncivilized
adj. 1611 obs. rare • SAVAGED savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel
adj. 1626 obs. • BUTCHERY brutal; barbarous; bloody
adj. 1632 obs. • RUVID rude, barbarous
adj. 1640 • FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce
adj. 1818 Sc. & Ireland obs. • SALVAGE savage, barbarous
adj. 1823 • BARBARESQUE barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art
adj. 1837 • SARACENIC barbaric, heathenish
adj. L19 sl. • MEDIEVAL barbaric, illiberal, cruel
adv. 1560 obs. • BUTCHERLY in a violent and bloody manner; brutally, barbarously
adv. 1596 obs. • SARACENLY with heathenish violence; barbarously
n. 1382 obs. • BARBAR a barbarian
n. 1382 obs. • BARBARYN (as above)
n. 1388 obs. rare • BARBARIC a barbarian
n. 1564 obs. • BARBARY barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness
n. 1588 • SAVAGE a person living in the lowest state of development or cultivation; an uncivilized, wild person; a barbarian
n. 1603 obs. • BARBARISM barbarous cruelty, barbarity
n. 1610 Sc. • RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person
n. 1610 Sc. • RED-ETIN (as above)
n. 1714 obs. • SARACEN an ignorant and tasteless person; a barbarian
n. 1792 Sc. • NEEGER a savage, barbarous fellow; an oaf, a lout
n. 1817 • HEATHEN one who has no more religion, enlightenment, or culture than a pagan; a rude, barbarous, or unthinking person; a hoyden, male or female
n. 1818 Sc. & Ireland obs. • SALVAGE a savage, a barbarian
n. 1868 • BARBARIANESS a female barbarian
vb. 1563 obs. rare • SAVAGE to indulge in cruel or barbarous deeds
vb. 1856 • BARBARIANIZE to make barbarian, to barbarize
BARBECUE
n. 1940s African-American sl. • Q barbecued ribs
n. 1976 sl., orig. Aust. • BARBIE a barbecue
n. 2001 US sl. • Q a barbecue
vb. 1980 Amer. dial. • CHARCOAL OUT to barbecue
n. 1976 sl., orig. Aust. • BARBIE a barbecue
n. 2001 US sl. • Q a barbecue
vb. 1980 Amer. dial. • CHARCOAL OUT to barbecue
BARBER
adj. 1580 Eng. dial. • BARBERLIE like a barber
adj. 1656 obs. • TONSORIOUS pert. to a barber or his work
adj. 1705 obs. • TONSORIAN pert. to a barber or his work
adj. 1813 • TONSORIAL pert. to a barber or his work
n. c1320 • BARBER 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. c1440 obs. • BARBERY a barber's shop
n. c1440 obs. rare • RASTER a barber
n. 1540 • BARBERY the barber's art or craft; shaving
n. 1605 obs. • BARBER-MONGER a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop
n. 1611 rare • BARBERESS a female barber
n. 1626 • BARBER-SURGEON formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses
n. 1638 obs. • SUDS-MONGER a barber; used contemptuously
n. 1656 • TONSOR a barber
n. 1792 Sc. obs. • SCRAPER a barber
n. Bk1795 • BARBER CHIRURGEON one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with the trade of a barber
n. 1823 sl. • STRAW-CHIPPER a barber
n. a1843 Sc. • WIGGIE a nickname for a wigmaker or barber
n. Bk1889 Eng. dial. • BARBERER a barber
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian • BALWAR a barber
n. Bk1898 • ACHIDAIYAN the Tamil name for a barber
n. Bk1904 sl. • STRUMMEL-FAKER a barber
n. 1905 Aust. sl. • HAIR-SHIFTER a barber
n. Bk1905 sl. • HAIR-BUTCHER a barber
n. Bk1905 sl. • STRAP (as above)
n. 1906 US military & prison sl. • BUTCHER a barber
n. 1929 US prison sl. • AXE MAN a barber
n. 1929 US prison sl. • AXMAN (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • BARBATERIA a barber shop
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • BARBATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • HAIRATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SHAVATERIA (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SHAVATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SKINNING PARLOR (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • TONSORIAL PARLOR (as above)
n. 1953 African-American sl. • MOSS SNATCHER a barber
n. Bk1982 • HAIRTICIAN a barber
n. Bk1992 Amer. South usage • BABHUH a barber
n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. • SYDNEY HARBOUR a barber
adj. 1656 obs. • TONSORIOUS pert. to a barber or his work
adj. 1705 obs. • TONSORIAN pert. to a barber or his work
adj. 1813 • TONSORIAL pert. to a barber or his work
n. c1320 • BARBER 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. c1440 obs. • BARBERY a barber's shop
n. c1440 obs. rare • RASTER a barber
n. 1540 • BARBERY the barber's art or craft; shaving
n. 1605 obs. • BARBER-MONGER a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop
n. 1611 rare • BARBERESS a female barber
n. 1626 • BARBER-SURGEON formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses
n. 1638 obs. • SUDS-MONGER a barber; used contemptuously
n. 1656 • TONSOR a barber
n. 1792 Sc. obs. • SCRAPER a barber
n. Bk1795 • BARBER CHIRURGEON one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with the trade of a barber
n. 1823 sl. • STRAW-CHIPPER a barber
n. a1843 Sc. • WIGGIE a nickname for a wigmaker or barber
n. Bk1889 Eng. dial. • BARBERER a barber
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian • BALWAR a barber
n. Bk1898 • ACHIDAIYAN the Tamil name for a barber
n. Bk1904 sl. • STRUMMEL-FAKER a barber
n. 1905 Aust. sl. • HAIR-SHIFTER a barber
n. Bk1905 sl. • HAIR-BUTCHER a barber
n. Bk1905 sl. • STRAP (as above)
n. 1906 US military & prison sl. • BUTCHER a barber
n. 1929 US prison sl. • AXE MAN a barber
n. 1929 US prison sl. • AXMAN (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • BARBATERIA a barber shop
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • BARBATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • HAIRATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SHAVATERIA (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SHAVATORIUM (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • SKINNING PARLOR (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • TONSORIAL PARLOR (as above)
n. 1953 African-American sl. • MOSS SNATCHER a barber
n. Bk1982 • HAIRTICIAN a barber
n. Bk1992 Amer. South usage • BABHUH a barber
n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. • SYDNEY HARBOUR a barber
BARE, BARENESS
adj. c1420 • BARE AS ONE'S HAND very bare
adj. 1824 Sc. • SCABBERT scabbed, bare
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BARISH scanty, rather bare
adj. Bk1911 Sc. • BLAIT naked, bare
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. • BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked
n. c1300 obs. • BARE a naked part of the body; the bare skin
n. 1683-4 obs. • BARE a bare space or place
n. 1774 • BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness
vb. a1240 obs. • NAKEN to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare
vb. c1320 obs. exc. Sc. • NAKE to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip
vb. 1530 rare • UNBARE to lay bare, to expose to view
vb. 1567 obs. • DEBARE to strip down, to make quite bare
vb. 1587 • UNCASE to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation
vb. 1623 obs. • CONNUDATE to strip naked; to make bare
vb. 1657 obs. • IMBEAR to make or lay bare
vb. 1659 • UNCLOAK to expose, to lay bare, to reveal
vb. 1688 obs. rare • NUDATE to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe
vb. 1731 obs. • ABARE to make bare, to uncover, to disclose
adj. 1824 Sc. • SCABBERT scabbed, bare
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BARISH scanty, rather bare
adj. Bk1911 Sc. • BLAIT naked, bare
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. • BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked
n. c1300 obs. • BARE a naked part of the body; the bare skin
n. 1683-4 obs. • BARE a bare space or place
n. 1774 • BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness
vb. a1240 obs. • NAKEN to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare
vb. c1320 obs. exc. Sc. • NAKE to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip
vb. 1530 rare • UNBARE to lay bare, to expose to view
vb. 1567 obs. • DEBARE to strip down, to make quite bare
vb. 1587 • UNCASE to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation
vb. 1623 obs. • CONNUDATE to strip naked; to make bare
vb. 1657 obs. • IMBEAR to make or lay bare
vb. 1659 • UNCLOAK to expose, to lay bare, to reveal
vb. 1688 obs. rare • NUDATE to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe
vb. 1731 obs. • ABARE to make bare, to uncover, to disclose
BAREFOOT
adj. 1802 Sc. • RAW-FOOTED barefooted
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. • BAREFEETED without shoes, barefoot
n. 1900s US sl. • ADAM'S SLIPPERS no shoes, i.e. barefoot
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. • BAREFEETED without shoes, barefoot
n. 1900s US sl. • ADAM'S SLIPPERS no shoes, i.e. barefoot
BARE-HEADED
adj. a1225 obs. • OPEN-HEAD with head uncovered, bareheaded
adj. c1380 obs. rare • OPEN-HAIR with hair uncovered, bareheaded
adj. c1386 obs. • OPEN-HEADED with head uncovered, bareheaded
adj. 1607 obs. • BALD of persons: bare-headed
adj. 1859 • IN ONE'S HAIR bare-headed, without hat or wig
adj. 1874 Sc. • BARE-POWED bareheaded
adj. c1380 obs. rare • OPEN-HAIR with hair uncovered, bareheaded
adj. c1386 obs. • OPEN-HEADED with head uncovered, bareheaded
adj. 1607 obs. • BALD of persons: bare-headed
adj. 1859 • IN ONE'S HAIR bare-headed, without hat or wig
adj. 1874 Sc. • BARE-POWED bareheaded
BARELY
adv. c1325 arch. • BARE no more than, at most; scarcely, barely
adv. c1375 obs. rare • NARROWLY barely, scarcely
adv. 1560 • WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely
adv. 1589 rare or obs. • NAKEDLY barely, poorly, imperfectly; slightly
adv. 1796 Sc. obs. • SCRIMP scarcely, barely
adv. 1805 Sc. • SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely
adv. 1877 Sc. • SCANT scarcely, hardly, barely
adv. 1893 • BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely
adv. 1894 Amer. dial. • FAIR scarcely, barely
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely
adv. 1908 Amer. sl. • BY A NOSE by a narrow margin, barely
adv. c1375 obs. rare • NARROWLY barely, scarcely
adv. 1560 • WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely
adv. 1589 rare or obs. • NAKEDLY barely, poorly, imperfectly; slightly
adv. 1796 Sc. obs. • SCRIMP scarcely, barely
adv. 1805 Sc. • SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely
adv. 1877 Sc. • SCANT scarcely, hardly, barely
adv. 1893 • BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely
adv. 1894 Amer. dial. • FAIR scarcely, barely
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely
adv. 1908 Amer. sl. • BY A NOSE by a narrow margin, barely
BARGAIN, BARGAINING
adj. 1866 Sc. • ONSTANDIN determined, unyielding, esp. in bargaining; importunate, stolidly persistent in trying to get one's way
adj. 1866 Sc. • NIPPIE quick in bargaining, tricky in carrying out a piece of business
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HARD-FACED obstinate in making a bargain
n. c1374 obs. • ACHATE the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
n. 1466 • PENNYWORTH a bargain
n. 1471 now chiefly Sc. • PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract
n. 1488 Sc. obs. rare • KOFFRYbargaining, peddlery
n. 1568 obs. • MART buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain
n. 1568 Sc. obs. • BLOCK a bargain, bartering, exchange
n. 1569 obs. • MATCH an agreement; an appointment; a bargain, a compact
n. 1598 obs. • MARTER one who bargains
n. 1602 • HAGGLER one who haggles or stickles in making a bargain or coming to terms
n. 1602 • HIGGLER one who higgles or chaffers in bargaining; a haggler
n. 1626 obs. • HANDFAST the joining of hands in making a bargain
n. 1659 colloq. • JEW a cheat; a hard bargainer; a sharking usurer
n. 1678 • DUTCH BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together
n. L17 sl. • QUAKER'S BARGAIN a 'take it or leave it' bargain
n. 1718 Sc. • TACK an agreement, compact, bargain; hence, a post, situation, a steady job
n. 1802 Sc. • HAGGLE-BARGAIN a person who has difficulty in coming to terms over a bargain
n. 1802 Sc. • HAGIL-BARGAIN (as above)
n. 1805 • WET BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together
n. 1818 Sc. • FANG a great bargain
n. 1818 Sc. • HAGGLE-BARGAIN prolonged bargaining
n. 1825 Sc. • BAIRN'S BARGAIN a bargain that can be easily broken
n. 1836 • SHARP PRACTICE hard bargaining; dishonest or barely honest dealings
n. 1838 US • DEAL a business transaction; a trade or a bargain
n. 1844 Eng. dial. • BADGERING beating down the cost
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • WHACK a deal; a bargain; an agreement
n. 1875 Eng. dial. rare • BADGERER a bargainer, a haggler
n. 1888 Sc. & Eng. dial. • HAGGLING a dispute, an argument; a prolonged bargaining
n. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROUGE one who drives a hard bargain
n. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROWDGE (as above)
n. Bk1891 sl. • BITE one who drives a hard bargain
n. 1892 Sc. & N. Ireland • BACKSPANG an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain
n. 1895 Sc. • TIG a hard bargain; a deal
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • SCREW (as above)
n. 1900 Sc. • THIEF'S BARGAIN a very cheap bargain, such a bargain as a thief makes with a receiver of stolen goods
n. Bk1902 Sc. • INSOOK a bad bargain; a 'suck in' fraud
n. 1905 Amer. dial. • BARGUM a bargain
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HAGGLE a mild dispute; the process of bargaining
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALFPENNY-WORTH an article of little value; a bargain
n. Bk1905 Sc. • THUMB-LICKING an ancient mode of confirming a bargain
n. 1910s sl., orig. US • FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BLOCKIN'-ALE drink taken at the conclusion of a bargain
n. 1925 Sc. • NIBBLE a stroke of luck; a welcome piece of good fortune; a catch, a bargain
n. 1926 UK sl. • SNIP a bargain
n. 1960 orig. US • WHEELER-DEALER a bargainer
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction
phr. 1875 Amer. dial. • THAT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain
phr. 1885 Eng. dial. • THERE'S MY THUMB ON IT words used in ratifying a bargain
phr. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BETWEEN THE BARK AND THE WOOD a well-adjusted bargain where neither party has the advantage
phr. M19 sl. • THREE MORE AND UP GOES THE DONKEY used to extract as much money as possible before agreeing to perform any task
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YOU'RE NOT A QUAKER? used in bargaining to a person who will not abate the price asked
phr. 1919 Amer. dial. • IT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain
vb. 1543 obs. • MEND ONE'S MARKET to improve a bargain
vb. 1553 obs. • MART to do business at a mart; hence, to chaffer, to bargain
vb. c1570 Sc. • BLOCK to bargain
vb. 1611 • PALTER to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour
vb. 1631 • BICKER to haggle, to bargain
vb. 1643 Sc. • TIG-TAG to continue in reciprocal action; to bicker; to haggle in bargaining
vb. 1699 Sc. • NIFFER to haggle, to bargain, to deal, to have business transactions with
vb. 1714 Sc. • HANDFAST to betroth; to pledge; to shake hands over a bargain
vb. 1737 Sc. obs. • TARTLE to hesitate, to be uncertain as in recognizing a person or object; to hesitate about clinching a bargain
vb. 1785 Sc. • NAIL to clinch or drive home an argument; to clinch a bargain
vb. 1786 Sc. obs. • STAND TO ONE'S TACK to keep to one's bargain
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. • TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain
vb. 1790 Sc. • WALE THE GRAIN FROM THE CAFF to use judgement; to make a good bargain
vb. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. • BATE to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce
vb. 1812 sl. • NEEDLE to haggle in making a bargain
vb. 1826 Sc. obs. • DAPSE to hold to a bargain
vb. 1832 Sc. obs. • LAY ON THE CADGE to beg or bargain skilfully
vb. a1838 Sc. • RAGGLE to haggle in bargaining
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. • BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial. • THREAP to beat down in a bargain or argument; to browbeat, to talk down; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 1883 sl. • JEW to drive a hard bargain; to beat down
vb. 1888 Eng. dial. • DEAL to conclude a bargain of purchase or sale; to agree as to price
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROUGE to drive a hard bargain with
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROWDGE (as above)
vb. 19C sl. • COME YANKEE OVER to cheat, to drive a hard bargain
vb. 19C sl. • PLAY YANKEE WITH (as above)
vb. Bk1901 Sc. • KECK to draw back from a bargain; to flinch
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. • WADDLE to bargain
vb. Bk1905 Sc. obs. • TIGGLE-TAGGLE to be a long time making a bargain; to haggle
vb. 1931 Sc. • DACKER to strike a bargain
vb. 1960s Amer. sl. • JUMP IN WITH YOUR HAT IN YOUR HAND to enter a deal too quickly
vb. 1961 orig. US • WHEEL AND DEAL to bargain shrewdly
vb. 1964 Sc. • NIP to get the better of in bargaining; to outsmart, to cheat
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. • CHEW DOWN to haggle or bargain to receive a lower price
vb. Bk1999 • CLAP UP to conclude a bargain, etc. hastily
adj. 1866 Sc. • NIPPIE quick in bargaining, tricky in carrying out a piece of business
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HARD-FACED obstinate in making a bargain
n. c1374 obs. • ACHATE the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
n. 1466 • PENNYWORTH a bargain
n. 1471 now chiefly Sc. • PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract
n. 1488 Sc. obs. rare • KOFFRYbargaining, peddlery
n. 1568 obs. • MART buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain
n. 1568 Sc. obs. • BLOCK a bargain, bartering, exchange
n. 1569 obs. • MATCH an agreement; an appointment; a bargain, a compact
n. 1598 obs. • MARTER one who bargains
n. 1602 • HAGGLER one who haggles or stickles in making a bargain or coming to terms
n. 1602 • HIGGLER one who higgles or chaffers in bargaining; a haggler
n. 1626 obs. • HANDFAST the joining of hands in making a bargain
n. 1659 colloq. • JEW a cheat; a hard bargainer; a sharking usurer
n. 1678 • DUTCH BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together
n. L17 sl. • QUAKER'S BARGAIN a 'take it or leave it' bargain
n. 1718 Sc. • TACK an agreement, compact, bargain; hence, a post, situation, a steady job
n. 1802 Sc. • HAGGLE-BARGAIN a person who has difficulty in coming to terms over a bargain
n. 1802 Sc. • HAGIL-BARGAIN (as above)
n. 1805 • WET BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together
n. 1818 Sc. • FANG a great bargain
n. 1818 Sc. • HAGGLE-BARGAIN prolonged bargaining
n. 1825 Sc. • BAIRN'S BARGAIN a bargain that can be easily broken
n. 1836 • SHARP PRACTICE hard bargaining; dishonest or barely honest dealings
n. 1838 US • DEAL a business transaction; a trade or a bargain
n. 1844 Eng. dial. • BADGERING beating down the cost
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • WHACK a deal; a bargain; an agreement
n. 1875 Eng. dial. rare • BADGERER a bargainer, a haggler
n. 1888 Sc. & Eng. dial. • HAGGLING a dispute, an argument; a prolonged bargaining
n. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROUGE one who drives a hard bargain
n. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROWDGE (as above)
n. Bk1891 sl. • BITE one who drives a hard bargain
n. 1892 Sc. & N. Ireland • BACKSPANG an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain
n. 1895 Sc. • TIG a hard bargain; a deal
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • SCREW (as above)
n. 1900 Sc. • THIEF'S BARGAIN a very cheap bargain, such a bargain as a thief makes with a receiver of stolen goods
n. Bk1902 Sc. • INSOOK a bad bargain; a 'suck in' fraud
n. 1905 Amer. dial. • BARGUM a bargain
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HAGGLE a mild dispute; the process of bargaining
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALFPENNY-WORTH an article of little value; a bargain
n. Bk1905 Sc. • THUMB-LICKING an ancient mode of confirming a bargain
n. 1910s sl., orig. US • FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BLOCKIN'-ALE drink taken at the conclusion of a bargain
n. 1925 Sc. • NIBBLE a stroke of luck; a welcome piece of good fortune; a catch, a bargain
n. 1926 UK sl. • SNIP a bargain
n. 1960 orig. US • WHEELER-DEALER a bargainer
n. 1966 Amer. dial. • FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction
phr. 1875 Amer. dial. • THAT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain
phr. 1885 Eng. dial. • THERE'S MY THUMB ON IT words used in ratifying a bargain
phr. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BETWEEN THE BARK AND THE WOOD a well-adjusted bargain where neither party has the advantage
phr. M19 sl. • THREE MORE AND UP GOES THE DONKEY used to extract as much money as possible before agreeing to perform any task
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YOU'RE NOT A QUAKER? used in bargaining to a person who will not abate the price asked
phr. 1919 Amer. dial. • IT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain
vb. 1543 obs. • MEND ONE'S MARKET to improve a bargain
vb. 1553 obs. • MART to do business at a mart; hence, to chaffer, to bargain
vb. c1570 Sc. • BLOCK to bargain
vb. 1611 • PALTER to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour
vb. 1631 • BICKER to haggle, to bargain
vb. 1643 Sc. • TIG-TAG to continue in reciprocal action; to bicker; to haggle in bargaining
vb. 1699 Sc. • NIFFER to haggle, to bargain, to deal, to have business transactions with
vb. 1714 Sc. • HANDFAST to betroth; to pledge; to shake hands over a bargain
vb. 1737 Sc. obs. • TARTLE to hesitate, to be uncertain as in recognizing a person or object; to hesitate about clinching a bargain
vb. 1785 Sc. • NAIL to clinch or drive home an argument; to clinch a bargain
vb. 1786 Sc. obs. • STAND TO ONE'S TACK to keep to one's bargain
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. • TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain
vb. 1790 Sc. • WALE THE GRAIN FROM THE CAFF to use judgement; to make a good bargain
vb. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. • BATE to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce
vb. 1812 sl. • NEEDLE to haggle in making a bargain
vb. 1826 Sc. obs. • DAPSE to hold to a bargain
vb. 1832 Sc. obs. • LAY ON THE CADGE to beg or bargain skilfully
vb. a1838 Sc. • RAGGLE to haggle in bargaining
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. • BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial. • THREAP to beat down in a bargain or argument; to browbeat, to talk down; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 1883 sl. • JEW to drive a hard bargain; to beat down
vb. 1888 Eng. dial. • DEAL to conclude a bargain of purchase or sale; to agree as to price
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROUGE to drive a hard bargain with
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SCROWDGE (as above)
vb. 19C sl. • COME YANKEE OVER to cheat, to drive a hard bargain
vb. 19C sl. • PLAY YANKEE WITH (as above)
vb. Bk1901 Sc. • KECK to draw back from a bargain; to flinch
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. • WADDLE to bargain
vb. Bk1905 Sc. obs. • TIGGLE-TAGGLE to be a long time making a bargain; to haggle
vb. 1931 Sc. • DACKER to strike a bargain
vb. 1960s Amer. sl. • JUMP IN WITH YOUR HAT IN YOUR HAND to enter a deal too quickly
vb. 1961 orig. US • WHEEL AND DEAL to bargain shrewdly
vb. 1964 Sc. • NIP to get the better of in bargaining; to outsmart, to cheat
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. • CHEW DOWN to haggle or bargain to receive a lower price
vb. Bk1999 • CLAP UP to conclude a bargain, etc. hastily
BARGE
n. 1598 poetic usage • BARK a rowing boat; formerly a large flat boat, a barge
n. L16 colloq. • PUG a bargeman
n. 1790 Eng. dial. • QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick
n. 1836 • LEGGER a man who propels a canal barge through a tunnel by thrusting his legs against the walls
n. 1849 Eng. dial. • VAIRGE a barge
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • QUANTER a man who propels a barge or punt by means of a pole
n. L19 rhyming sl. • DAVY LARGE a barge
n. 20C colloq., nautical usage • PUFFER a steam barge
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. • QUANT to push a barge or boat along with a pole
n. L16 colloq. • PUG a bargeman
n. 1790 Eng. dial. • QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick
n. 1836 • LEGGER a man who propels a canal barge through a tunnel by thrusting his legs against the walls
n. 1849 Eng. dial. • VAIRGE a barge
n. 1895 Eng. dial. • QUANTER a man who propels a barge or punt by means of a pole
n. L19 rhyming sl. • DAVY LARGE a barge
n. 20C colloq., nautical usage • PUFFER a steam barge
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. • QUANT to push a barge or boat along with a pole
BARK, BARKING
adj. 1702 • LATRANT barking
adj. 1861 rare • HYLACTIC of the nature of barking; in a barking manner
adj. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFFIN given to barking
n. 1401 obs. • BAFFING barking
n. 1576 obs. • BAW-WAW the barking of a dog
n. 1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAFF a bark or yelp
n. 1623 • LATRATION a barking
n. 1668 obs. • LATRABILITY the quality or faculty of barking
n. 1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMF a bark, a yelp
n. 1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMPH (as above)
n. 1818 rare • HYLACTISM barking
n. 1825 Sc. • YAUP a short, sharp bark
n. 1825 Sc. • YOWP (as above)
n. 1826 Sc. • NIFF-NAFF the bark of a small dog
n. 1836 Eng. dial. • YAFFLE a bark, a yelp
n. 1866 Sc. • YABBLE a dog's barking
n. 1872 Eng. dial. • YEFF the bark of a dog
n. 1891 Eng. dial. • BAFF a suppressed bark
n. 1897 Sc. • YANK the barking of a dog
n. 1898 Sc. • YALK a bark, a yelp
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFFLE the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WEFFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHAFFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHEEFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFF the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog
n. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YALDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay
n. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YOULDER (as above)
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFFIE a dog's short bark
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFF a loud bark
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWFF (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • KI-YI a bark
n. 1959 Amer. dial. • YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp
vb. c1205 obs. • GALE of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note
vb. a1300 obs. • RASE to be furious, to rage; of dogs: to growl or bark in rage
vb. c1400 obs. • ABAY of a dog: to bark or bay, esp. at prey it is pursuing or has caught
vb. c1440 obs. • WAP to bark
vb. c1440 obs. • WHAP (as above)
vb. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • BAFF to bark or yelp as a dog
vb. 1576 obs. • BAW to bark, as a dog
vb. 1623 obs. • LATRATE to bark like a dog
vb. 1639 obs. • BAUGH to bark, as a dog
vb. 1681 • YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp
vb. 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • WAFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner
vb. 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • WHAFFLE (as above)
vb. 1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp
vb. 1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMPH (as above)
vb. 1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAFF to bark, to yelp
vb. 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YEFF to bark; to yelp
vb. 1847 Eng. dial. • YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp
vb. 1866 Eng. dial. • YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp
vb. 1866 Sc. • YABBLE of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. • YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl
vb. 1892 Sc. • YALK to bark, to yelp
vb. 1897 Sc. • BAIRGE to bark like a dog on the chain
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. • YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp
vb. Bk1903 Sc. • NAFF to bark; to yelp
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • THROW TONGUE of a dog: to bark while running
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHEEFLE (as above)
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YOULDER to bark noisily and rapidly
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YAG to give a short bark, as a dog
vb. 1908 Sc. • YALDER to bark loudly and repeatedly, esp. of a dog in pursuit
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFF to bark like a large dog
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWFF (as above)
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOW-WOW to scare; to frighten by barking
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. • BOO of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack
adj. 1861 rare • HYLACTIC of the nature of barking; in a barking manner
adj. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFFIN given to barking
n. 1401 obs. • BAFFING barking
n. 1576 obs. • BAW-WAW the barking of a dog
n. 1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAFF a bark or yelp
n. 1623 • LATRATION a barking
n. 1668 obs. • LATRABILITY the quality or faculty of barking
n. 1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMF a bark, a yelp
n. 1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMPH (as above)
n. 1818 rare • HYLACTISM barking
n. 1825 Sc. • YAUP a short, sharp bark
n. 1825 Sc. • YOWP (as above)
n. 1826 Sc. • NIFF-NAFF the bark of a small dog
n. 1836 Eng. dial. • YAFFLE a bark, a yelp
n. 1866 Sc. • YABBLE a dog's barking
n. 1872 Eng. dial. • YEFF the bark of a dog
n. 1891 Eng. dial. • BAFF a suppressed bark
n. 1897 Sc. • YANK the barking of a dog
n. 1898 Sc. • YALK a bark, a yelp
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFFLE the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WEFFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHAFFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHEEFLE (as above)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFF the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog
n. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YALDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay
n. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YOULDER (as above)
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFFIE a dog's short bark
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFF a loud bark
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWFF (as above)
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • KI-YI a bark
n. 1959 Amer. dial. • YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp
vb. c1205 obs. • GALE of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note
vb. a1300 obs. • RASE to be furious, to rage; of dogs: to growl or bark in rage
vb. c1400 obs. • ABAY of a dog: to bark or bay, esp. at prey it is pursuing or has caught
vb. c1440 obs. • WAP to bark
vb. c1440 obs. • WHAP (as above)
vb. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • BAFF to bark or yelp as a dog
vb. 1576 obs. • BAW to bark, as a dog
vb. 1623 obs. • LATRATE to bark like a dog
vb. 1639 obs. • BAUGH to bark, as a dog
vb. 1681 • YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp
vb. 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • WAFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner
vb. 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • WHAFFLE (as above)
vb. 1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp
vb. 1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAMPH (as above)
vb. 1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. • YAFF to bark, to yelp
vb. 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial. • YEFF to bark; to yelp
vb. 1847 Eng. dial. • YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp
vb. 1866 Eng. dial. • YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp
vb. 1866 Sc. • YABBLE of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. • YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl
vb. 1892 Sc. • YALK to bark, to yelp
vb. 1897 Sc. • BAIRGE to bark like a dog on the chain
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. • YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp
vb. Bk1903 Sc. • NAFF to bark; to yelp
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • THROW TONGUE of a dog: to bark while running
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WHEEFLE (as above)
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YOULDER to bark noisily and rapidly
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • YAG to give a short bark, as a dog
vb. 1908 Sc. • YALDER to bark loudly and repeatedly, esp. of a dog in pursuit
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOUFF to bark like a large dog
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWFF (as above)
vb. Bk1911 Sc. • BOW-WOW to scare; to frighten by barking
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. • BOO of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack
BARKER
n. a1700 chiefly US usage • BARKER one who 'barks' at a cheap shop or show to entice people inside
n. a1700 obs. • SALESMAN'S DOG a tout, a barker; a person soliciting custom or business, usually boldly or aggressively
n. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. • SPRUIKER a person who shouts to attract customers; one who tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service, etc., often a dishonest or exaggerated way; a tout
n. 1894 • SPIELER a 'barker'; a voluble speaker
n. 1914 US • BALLYHOO a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney
vb. 19C • BARK to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers
vb. 1927 • BALLYHOO to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker'
n. a1700 obs. • SALESMAN'S DOG a tout, a barker; a person soliciting custom or business, usually boldly or aggressively
n. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. • SPRUIKER a person who shouts to attract customers; one who tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service, etc., often a dishonest or exaggerated way; a tout
n. 1894 • SPIELER a 'barker'; a voluble speaker
n. 1914 US • BALLYHOO a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney
vb. 19C • BARK to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers
vb. 1927 • BALLYHOO to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker'
BARLEY
n. c950 • BEAR barley, the original English name
BARMAID, BARMAN - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (person)
BARN
n. c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • LATHE a barn
n. 1684 Eng. dial. • LAIR a barn
n. 1838 Amer. dial. • BARN CHAMBER a barn loft
n. 1894 Amer. dial. • BANK BARN a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels
n. 1950 Amer. dial. • BALLOON ROOF a barn roof having rounded or arched sides
n. 1684 Eng. dial. • LAIR a barn
n. 1838 Amer. dial. • BARN CHAMBER a barn loft
n. 1894 Amer. dial. • BANK BARN a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels
n. 1950 Amer. dial. • BALLOON ROOF a barn roof having rounded or arched sides
BARNYARD
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • PICHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • PIGHTEL (as above)
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • PIGHTLE (as above)
n. 1940 Amer. dial. • FEEDING LOT a barnyard
n. 1959 Amer. dial. • FEEDLOT a barnyard
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • PIGHTEL (as above)
n. 1860 Amer. dial. • PIGHTLE (as above)
n. 1940 Amer. dial. • FEEDING LOT a barnyard
n. 1959 Amer. dial. • FEEDLOT a barnyard
BAROMETER
n. Bk1914 • RAIN-GLASS a barometer
BARON
n. 1297 obs. rare • BAR a baron
n. c1420 • BARONESS the wife of a baron; a lady holding a baronial title in her own right
n. 1825 Sc. • BERN a man of rank or authority, whether he be a baron or a sovereign, or one who has the appearance of rank, although the degree of it be unknown
n. Bk1855 obs. • BARNE a baron
n. Bk1855 obs. • BARONER (as above)
n. 1861 • BARONNETTE a little baroness, a baron's daughter; sometimes used for the wife of a baronet
n. c1420 • BARONESS the wife of a baron; a lady holding a baronial title in her own right
n. 1825 Sc. • BERN a man of rank or authority, whether he be a baron or a sovereign, or one who has the appearance of rank, although the degree of it be unknown
n. Bk1855 obs. • BARNE a baron
n. Bk1855 obs. • BARONER (as above)
n. 1861 • BARONNETTE a little baroness, a baron's daughter; sometimes used for the wife of a baronet
BARRACKS
n. 20C Can., World War I military usage • CAGNAS barracks
BARRACUDA
n. 1882 Amer. dial. • PICUDA a barracuda
n. 1939 Amer. dial. • SEA TIGER a barracuda
n. 1939 Amer. dial. • TIGER OF THE SEA (as above)
n. 1946 Amer. dial. • SCOOT a barracuda
n. 1946 Amer. dial. • SCOOTER (as above)
n. 1949 US sl. • CUDA a barracuda
n. 1939 Amer. dial. • SEA TIGER a barracuda
n. 1939 Amer. dial. • TIGER OF THE SEA (as above)
n. 1946 Amer. dial. • SCOOT a barracuda
n. 1946 Amer. dial. • SCOOTER (as above)
n. 1949 US sl. • CUDA a barracuda
BARREL
n. c1300 • BARREL the contents of a barrel; intoxicating liquor
n. 1387 • CADE a barrel or cask
n. 1483 obs. • TONNEL cask or barrel for wine or other commodities
n. 1540 obs. • FAT a cask or barrel to contain dry things
n. 1572 • BUTT any large cask or barrel; later, one used to collect and store rain water
n. 1580 Sc. obs. rare • KEMPKIN a small barrel, a keg
n. 1607 • BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel
n. 1611 • RUNDLE a solid wheel or barrel
n. 1611 obs. • BARELLET a little barrel or cask
n. 1611 obs. • BARRELET (as above)
n. 1672 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • LAG a stave of a barrel
n. 1794 Eng. dial. • LAGGIN the staves of a barrel or other hooped vessel
n. 1808 Sc. • QUERD a wooden chamber pot; a fish barrel; a wooden tub
n. 1813 • BUTT COOPER a cooper who makes butts (barrels) to hold liquids, esp. beer
n. c1820 Amer. dial. • BARL a barrel
n. 1850 obs. • MONKEY a barrel or flask for alcohol
n. 1890 Sc. • PARRLIE a small barrel
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • KIT a small tub or barrel
n. Bk1904 Sc. • SCOW a barrel stave
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFT a barrel
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • TASTRIL a small keg or barrel
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle'
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BODOM a barrel
n. 1952 Sc. • SCOB a barrel hoop
n. 1387 • CADE a barrel or cask
n. 1483 obs. • TONNEL cask or barrel for wine or other commodities
n. 1540 obs. • FAT a cask or barrel to contain dry things
n. 1572 • BUTT any large cask or barrel; later, one used to collect and store rain water
n. 1580 Sc. obs. rare • KEMPKIN a small barrel, a keg
n. 1607 • BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel
n. 1611 • RUNDLE a solid wheel or barrel
n. 1611 obs. • BARELLET a little barrel or cask
n. 1611 obs. • BARRELET (as above)
n. 1672 obs. exc. Eng. dial. • LAG a stave of a barrel
n. 1794 Eng. dial. • LAGGIN the staves of a barrel or other hooped vessel
n. 1808 Sc. • QUERD a wooden chamber pot; a fish barrel; a wooden tub
n. 1813 • BUTT COOPER a cooper who makes butts (barrels) to hold liquids, esp. beer
n. c1820 Amer. dial. • BARL a barrel
n. 1850 obs. • MONKEY a barrel or flask for alcohol
n. 1890 Sc. • PARRLIE a small barrel
n. 1899 Amer. dial. • KIT a small tub or barrel
n. Bk1904 Sc. • SCOW a barrel stave
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • WAFT a barrel
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. • TASTRIL a small keg or barrel
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle'
n. Bk1911 Sc. • BODOM a barrel
n. 1952 Sc. • SCOB a barrel hoop
BARREN, BARRENNESS
adj. a1000 obs. • GEASON producing scantily; barren, unproductive; exhausted
adj. c1250 obs. • UNTUDERI barren
adj. 1611 obs. rare • BEARLESS barren
n. c1380 obs. • BARRENHOOD barrenness
n. c1420 obs. • BARREN one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal
n. 1658 obs. • IMPROCREABILITY barrenness, inability to procreate
vb. 1581 obs. • BARREN to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile
vb. 1649 obs. • BARRENIZE to make barren or sterile
adj. c1250 obs. • UNTUDERI barren
adj. 1611 obs. rare • BEARLESS barren
n. c1380 obs. • BARRENHOOD barrenness
n. c1420 obs. • BARREN one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal
n. 1658 obs. • IMPROCREABILITY barrenness, inability to procreate
vb. 1581 obs. • BARREN to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile
vb. 1649 obs. • BARRENIZE to make barren or sterile
BARRICADE
vb. 1570 obs., chiefly Sc. • RAMFORCE to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door
BARRIER
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. • DIRTY of a place: having natural barriers which impede travel
n. 1531 • BAR an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier
n. 1586 obs. • RAMPIRE a dam, a barrier
n. 1603 obs. • BAR a defensive barrier; a bulwark
n. 1611 • BARRICADO any barrier or obstruction to passage
n. 1832 Amer. dial. • MARCH HILL a barrier to be overcome
n. 1846 Eng. dial. obs. • THRALLING a wall which formed a barrier
n. 1929 Amer. dial. • MAY HILL a barrier to be overcome
n. 1984 US sl. • GLASS CEILING a notional barrier to personal advancement, esp. in the employment prospects of a woman, a disabled person, or anyone from an ethnic minority
vb. c1430 obs. • BAR to surround with a barrier or fence
n. 1531 • BAR an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier
n. 1586 obs. • RAMPIRE a dam, a barrier
n. 1603 obs. • BAR a defensive barrier; a bulwark
n. 1611 • BARRICADO any barrier or obstruction to passage
n. 1832 Amer. dial. • MARCH HILL a barrier to be overcome
n. 1846 Eng. dial. obs. • THRALLING a wall which formed a barrier
n. 1929 Amer. dial. • MAY HILL a barrier to be overcome
n. 1984 US sl. • GLASS CEILING a notional barrier to personal advancement, esp. in the employment prospects of a woman, a disabled person, or anyone from an ethnic minority
vb. c1430 obs. • BAR to surround with a barrier or fence
BARRING
prep. 1633 obs. • BEHITHER short of, barring, save
BARRISTER - see LAWYER
BARROW
n. 1808 Sc. obs. • CABBIE a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them
n. 1860s UK back-slang • WORRAB a barrow
n. 1860s UK back-slang • WORRAB a barrow
BARTENDER - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (person)
BARTER, BARTERING
BARTER, etc. - ADVERBS
• HACKUM-PLACKUM Bk19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - in equal shares; in exchange or barter
BARTER, etc. - NOUNS
• BLOCK 1568 Sc. obs. - a bargain, bartering, exchange
• BARTERY 1570 obs. - traffic by exchange, barter
• BARTERY a1638 obs. - wares for barter or exchange
• NIFFER 1787 Sc. - an exchange, barter
• NIFFERING 1827 Sc. - the act of bartering
• GAFFIN 1832-46 Sc. - what is given in exchange, a piece of barter
BARTER, etc. - VERBS
• QUOSS 1515 obs. - to barter, to exchange
• PALTER 1641 obs. - to barter; to corrupt, to bribe
• RAP a1700 Eng. dial. & sl. - to exchange, to barter, to swap
• NIFFER 1719 Sc. - to exchange, to barter, to trade
• SCOAST 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• SCOOSE 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• SCORSE 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• DICKER 1797 chiefly N. Amer. - to barter
• BADGER 1865 Eng. dial. - to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
• HACKUM-PLACKUM Bk19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - in equal shares; in exchange or barter
BARTER, etc. - NOUNS
• BLOCK 1568 Sc. obs. - a bargain, bartering, exchange
• BARTERY 1570 obs. - traffic by exchange, barter
• BARTERY a1638 obs. - wares for barter or exchange
• NIFFER 1787 Sc. - an exchange, barter
• NIFFERING 1827 Sc. - the act of bartering
• GAFFIN 1832-46 Sc. - what is given in exchange, a piece of barter
BARTER, etc. - VERBS
• QUOSS 1515 obs. - to barter, to exchange
• PALTER 1641 obs. - to barter; to corrupt, to bribe
• RAP a1700 Eng. dial. & sl. - to exchange, to barter, to swap
• NIFFER 1719 Sc. - to exchange, to barter, to trade
• SCOAST 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• SCOOSE 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• SCORSE 1746 Eng. dial. - to exchange, to barter
• DICKER 1797 chiefly N. Amer. - to barter
• BADGER 1865 Eng. dial. - to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
BASE, BASELY, BASENESS
adj. c1205-25 obs. exc. Sc. • QUED evil, wicked, bad, vile, base
adj. c1250 obs. • FEEBLE in moral sense: mean, base, contemptible
adj. c1250 obs. • LECHER lecherous, also, base, vile
adj. a1300 • CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched
adj. c1366 obs. • ROINOUS coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible
adj. c1380 obs. • LEWD belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base
adj. c1386 obs. • LEWD of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless
adj. c1494 rare • DUNGY despicable, contemptible, foul; base, worthless; vile, degrading
adj. 1550 • DUNGISH base, worthless; contemptible, despicable, vile
adj. 1570 arch. • ROINISH mean, base
adj. 1576 obs. • HASKARDLY vulgar, low, base
adj. 1576 rare • DUNGHILL indicative of a lack of refinement and nobility; ignoble, base, despicable; unsophisticated
adj. 1579-80 obs. • HARLOTRY base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy
adj. 1580 obs. • DOG-BOLT wretched, miserable, mean, base, degraded, contemptible
adj. 1581 arch. • HILDING cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched
adj. 1600 obs. rare • DUNGHILLED of low or inferior rank, birth, or character; debased, degenerate; ignoble, base
adj. 1616 arch. rare • DUNGHILLY of the lowest social status or rank; common, vulgar; also, ignoble, base, despicable, dishonourable
adj. 1667 obs. • HANGING-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance
adj. 1677 • HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad
adj. 1781 Eng. dial. • LAIRLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base
adj. 1781 Eng. dial. • LAYERLY (as above)
adj. 1828 Eng. dial. • RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally
adj. 1829 Sc. • GUTTER-BLOODED base-born
adj. 1848 • NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base
adj. 1887 Sc. obs. • QUAD vile, base, bad
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BARE audacious; also, mean, base
adj. 1905 colloq. • LOWDOWN contemptible, base, mean
adj. Bk1905 Sc. obs. • UNRUDE base, detestable, diabolical, vile
adj. Bk1914 Amer. dial. • MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS base, low-minded; used of men and dogs
adv. c1425 obs. • CAITIFLY vilely, basely, despicably, badly
n. c1200 obs. • HINDERLING a base, mean, degenerate person
n. a1225 obs. • HEANLING a base, abject, or humble person
n. 1250 arch. • CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain
n. 1297 obs. • GADLING a term of reproach; a base, low-born person
n. a1300 • CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness
n. a1300 Sc. or arch. • CARL a fellow of low birth or rude manners; a base fellow; a churl; later, a vague term of disparagement or contempt
n. a1300 Sc. or arch. • CARLE (as above)
n. c1340 obs. • CAITIFHEDE vileness, baseness, wickedness
n. c1400 • BEAST a human being under the sway of animal propensities; a contemptible, despicable, or base person
n. c1449 obs. • NETHERER a base or inferior person; a socially inferior person
n. 1481 obs. • CAITIFNESS baseness
n. c1487 obs., derogatory • HASKARD a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow
n. c1487 obs., derogatory • HASKERD (as above)
n. 1534 • ABJECT one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts
n. 1575 obs. • CULLION a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel; a rascal
n. 1575 obs. • HASKARDY baseness; haskards collectively
n. 1589 • VASSAL a base or abject person; a slave
n. 1596 • NIDDERING a base coward or wretch
n. 1598 obs. rare • LITHERBY a base or rascally person; a bad, wicked person
n. 1599 rare • RAKESHAME a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy
n. 1601 arch. • HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch
n. 1602 sl. obs. • CATSO a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, or scamp
n. 1611 obs. • BESONIAN a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal
n. 1611 obs. • BEZONIAN (as above)
n. 1612 obs. • BISOGNIO a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal
n. 1612 obs. • BISOGNO (as above)
n. a1616 • SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch
n. 1618 obs. rare • BASELING a base creature
n. 1623 • BALATROON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
n. 1623 • BALLATRON (as above)
n. a1625 obs. • BESOGNIO a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person
n. a1625 obs. • BESONIO (as above)
n. 1635 rare • LESSNESS the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness
n. 1637 obs. rare • BASERY base dealing, dishonourable practice
n. 1693 • BASERY a low, mean, base fellow, fit only to be the hangman of curs
n. 1818 Sc. • GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born or low-bred person; one of the rabble
n. 1838 colloq., offensive • CAD one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; a low, vulgar, ill-mannered fellow; a base, vile person; an ill-bred person; an upper-class rogue; a blackguard; a term of abuse
n. 1871 • WHIFFMAGIG a shifty or evasive person; a base person
n. a1889 • BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • RIP-RAFF a base, worthless person; the rabble
n. 1971 sl. • SCUMBAG a low-down, base, despicable person
n. Bk1997 Ulster sl. • BENGIL an uncomplimentary name for a base person
vb. 1651 • BEMEAN to render mean or base; to lower in dignity, to abase
vb. 1691 obs. • DETURPATE to become vile or base
adj. c1250 obs. • FEEBLE in moral sense: mean, base, contemptible
adj. c1250 obs. • LECHER lecherous, also, base, vile
adj. a1300 • CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched
adj. c1366 obs. • ROINOUS coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible
adj. c1380 obs. • LEWD belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base
adj. c1386 obs. • LEWD of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless
adj. c1494 rare • DUNGY despicable, contemptible, foul; base, worthless; vile, degrading
adj. 1550 • DUNGISH base, worthless; contemptible, despicable, vile
adj. 1570 arch. • ROINISH mean, base
adj. 1576 obs. • HASKARDLY vulgar, low, base
adj. 1576 rare • DUNGHILL indicative of a lack of refinement and nobility; ignoble, base, despicable; unsophisticated
adj. 1579-80 obs. • HARLOTRY base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy
adj. 1580 obs. • DOG-BOLT wretched, miserable, mean, base, degraded, contemptible
adj. 1581 arch. • HILDING cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched
adj. 1600 obs. rare • DUNGHILLED of low or inferior rank, birth, or character; debased, degenerate; ignoble, base
adj. 1616 arch. rare • DUNGHILLY of the lowest social status or rank; common, vulgar; also, ignoble, base, despicable, dishonourable
adj. 1667 obs. • HANGING-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance
adj. 1677 • HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad
adj. 1781 Eng. dial. • LAIRLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base
adj. 1781 Eng. dial. • LAYERLY (as above)
adj. 1828 Eng. dial. • RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally
adj. 1829 Sc. • GUTTER-BLOODED base-born
adj. 1848 • NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base
adj. 1887 Sc. obs. • QUAD vile, base, bad
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. • BARE audacious; also, mean, base
adj. 1905 colloq. • LOWDOWN contemptible, base, mean
adj. Bk1905 Sc. obs. • UNRUDE base, detestable, diabolical, vile
adj. Bk1914 Amer. dial. • MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS base, low-minded; used of men and dogs
adv. c1425 obs. • CAITIFLY vilely, basely, despicably, badly
n. c1200 obs. • HINDERLING a base, mean, degenerate person
n. a1225 obs. • HEANLING a base, abject, or humble person
n. 1250 arch. • CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain
n. 1297 obs. • GADLING a term of reproach; a base, low-born person
n. a1300 • CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness
n. a1300 Sc. or arch. • CARL a fellow of low birth or rude manners; a base fellow; a churl; later, a vague term of disparagement or contempt
n. a1300 Sc. or arch. • CARLE (as above)
n. c1340 obs. • CAITIFHEDE vileness, baseness, wickedness
n. c1400 • BEAST a human being under the sway of animal propensities; a contemptible, despicable, or base person
n. c1449 obs. • NETHERER a base or inferior person; a socially inferior person
n. 1481 obs. • CAITIFNESS baseness
n. c1487 obs., derogatory • HASKARD a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow
n. c1487 obs., derogatory • HASKERD (as above)
n. 1534 • ABJECT one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts
n. 1575 obs. • CULLION a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel; a rascal
n. 1575 obs. • HASKARDY baseness; haskards collectively
n. 1589 • VASSAL a base or abject person; a slave
n. 1596 • NIDDERING a base coward or wretch
n. 1598 obs. rare • LITHERBY a base or rascally person; a bad, wicked person
n. 1599 rare • RAKESHAME a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy
n. 1601 arch. • HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch
n. 1602 sl. obs. • CATSO a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, or scamp
n. 1611 obs. • BESONIAN a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal
n. 1611 obs. • BEZONIAN (as above)
n. 1612 obs. • BISOGNIO a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal
n. 1612 obs. • BISOGNO (as above)
n. a1616 • SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch
n. 1618 obs. rare • BASELING a base creature
n. 1623 • BALATROON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
n. 1623 • BALLATRON (as above)
n. a1625 obs. • BESOGNIO a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person
n. a1625 obs. • BESONIO (as above)
n. 1635 rare • LESSNESS the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness
n. 1637 obs. rare • BASERY base dealing, dishonourable practice
n. 1693 • BASERY a low, mean, base fellow, fit only to be the hangman of curs
n. 1818 Sc. • GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born or low-bred person; one of the rabble
n. 1838 colloq., offensive • CAD one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; a low, vulgar, ill-mannered fellow; a base, vile person; an ill-bred person; an upper-class rogue; a blackguard; a term of abuse
n. 1871 • WHIFFMAGIG a shifty or evasive person; a base person
n. a1889 • BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. • RIP-RAFF a base, worthless person; the rabble
n. 1971 sl. • SCUMBAG a low-down, base, despicable person
n. Bk1997 Ulster sl. • BENGIL an uncomplimentary name for a base person
vb. 1651 • BEMEAN to render mean or base; to lower in dignity, to abase
vb. 1691 obs. • DETURPATE to become vile or base
BASE (bottom)
n. c1325 obs. rare • BASING foundation, base
n. 1571 arch. • BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot
n. a1592 obs. • UNDERLAYER an underlying part or thing; a base or support
n. 1571 arch. • BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot
n. a1592 obs. • UNDERLAYER an underlying part or thing; a base or support
BASEBALL
adj. Bk2006 US sl. • DRUNK of bases: loaded
adv. 1939 Amer. sl. • ABOARD in baseball: on base
adv. 1978 Amer. sl. • DOWNSTAIRS in baseball: low in the strike zone
n. 1845 • TALLYKEEPER in baseball: the scorekeeper
n. 1856 arch. • BATSMAN in baseball: a batter, 'the striker at the bat'
n. 1858 • TALLYMAN in baseball: the scorekeeper
n. 1866 orig. US • BASEBALLIST a baseball player
n. 1866 US sl. • DAISY-CLIPPER in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground
n. 1866 US sl. • DAISY-CUTTER in baseball: a ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground
n. 1867 orig. US • BASEBALLER a baseball player
n. 1869 • BACKUP in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute
n. 1870 Amer. • THREE-BAGGER in baseball: a triple
n. 1874 orig. US • HEAVY HITTER in sports, esp. baseball: a particular powerful or skilled hitter
n. 1874 US sl. • ANT-KILLER in baseball: a sharply hit ground ball
n. 1880 arch. • BAGMAN in baseball: a baseman
n. 1883 • HITTER in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball
n. 1883 • TEASER in baseball: an especially deceptive pitcher
n. 1888 • MONKEY in baseball: a poor batter; so called because he 'makes a monkey' of himself in a futile attempt to get a hit
n. c1890 US sl. • MONKEY a ticket stub or other receipt that allows one to return to see another baseball game if the one the ticket was originally purchased for is cancelled because of bad weather
n. 1891 • SACKER in baseball: a defensive player assigned to cover first base, second base, or third base
n. 1891 • GLASS ARM in baseball: a player with a chronically weak or sore arm
n. 1895 US sl. • HORSEHIDE a baseball
n. 1897 Amer. dial. • PIGTAIL in baseball: one who fetches out-of-bounds balls
n. 1898 • YANNIGAN in baseball: a rookie, not a regular player; a player on the second team in a spring-training camp game; a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player
n. 1902 • BARNSTORMER in baseball: a person who plays exhibition games in small towns and cities with or without a baseball team of their own
n. 1902 • BIG GUNS in baseball: a team's best batters; the sluggers in the lineup
n. 1902 Amer. baseball sl. • GARDENER an outfielder
n. 1902 Amer. sl. • ACE in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 1902 US colloq. • APPLE a baseball
n. 1904 colloq. • BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football
n. 1905 • WIND PADDIST in baseball: a catcher
n. 1905 • SLABMAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1905 Amer. • TEXAS LEAGUER in baseball: a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders
n. 1906 colloq. • MOUNDSMAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1907 • HITSMITH in baseball: a good hitter
n. 1908 • BIG STICK in baseball: a heavy hitter; one given to hitting home runs and extra-base hits
n. 1908 Amer. baseball sl. • FADEAWAY a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it
n. 1908 US sl. • BOX MAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1908 US sl. • BIFF in baseball: a base hit
n. 1908 arch. • BIFFER in baseball: a hard-hitting batter
n. 1909 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who swings only at strikes
n. 1909 • BATBOY in baseball: a young man employed by a team to take care of its players' equipment before, during, and after games; traditionally, the most important responsibility of the job is to retrieve each player's bat from home plate where it has been dropped or tossed and put it back in its proper place in the bat rack; also responsible for keeping the home plate umpire supplied with baseballs
n. 1909 Amer. sl. • ANGELS in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch
n. 1910 • SLABSTER in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1910 Amer. sl. • HOOK in baseball: a curve ball
n. 1910s US sl. • BALL baseball
n. 1910s US sl. • NIGHTCAP the second game in a baseball 'double-header'
n. 1911 • WALKER in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls
n. 1911 arch. • SANDLOTTER in baseball: a sandlot or amateur player; a graduate of the lower realms of the game
n. 1911 arch. • BASE-GETTER in baseball: one who achieves a base and advances with regularity
n. 1912 • BEANER in baseball: one who throws the beanball, a pitch thrown intentionally at a batter's head for the purpose of either moving the batter away from home plate or to punish him, his team, or another player for something he has done
n. 1912 US sl. • ALLEY in baseball: the undefended area between two outfielders, or between an outfielder and a foul line, into which a ball may be hit, usually for extra bases
n. 1913 • CURVEBALLER in baseball: a pitcher who specializes in throwing curveballs
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • HAM a slow, awkward baseball player
n. 1914 • HEAVER in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1915 • BEANTOWNER a member of the Boston Red Sox baseball team
n. 1915 arch. • BATON SWINGER in baseball: a batter
n. 1915 US sl. • BONE in baseball: an error in judgement
n. 1917 • TEACHER in baseball: the manager of a baseball team
n. 1919 US sl. • OLD APPLE a baseball
n. 1920 • BALL HAWK in baseball: an especially fast and adept outfielder; one who covers a lot of ground
n. 1920s Amer. sl. • BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player
n. 1922 • BAD-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone
n. 1925 • BENCH JOCKEY in baseball: a player on the bench who verbally abuses or mocks members of the opposing team in an attempt to distract them
n. 1926 Amer. sl. • BARNSTORMER a baseball player who plays outside his own leagues
n. 1928 • KNUCKLER in baseball: a knuckle ball
n. 1928 US sl. • HORSECOLLAR in baseball: an instance of a batter failing to get a hit during a game
n. 1929 Amer. sl. • BIRD DOG a baseball scout who searches for promising athletes
n. 1929 US sl. • ALLEY in baseball: the middle of the strike zone conceived as an imaginary corridor extending directly from the pitcher's mound across the middle of home plate to the catcher's glove
n. 1929 US baseball sl. • GUN throwing arm. esp. a strong and accurate one
n. 1930 orig. & chiefly US • HARDBALLER a baseball player
n. 1930s • WINDOW-WEARER in baseball: a player who wore eyeglasses on the field
n. 1930s arch. • BASEBALLITE a baseball fan; a person with an enthusiasm for the sport
n. 1932 • WOOD-CARRIER in baseball: a batter who often strikes out; one who carries his bat to and from the plate
n. 1934 • TARZAN in baseball: a slovenly, frowzy baseball player
n. 1934 Amer. sl., usually offensive CHINESE BLOW in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach •
n. Bk1934 US sl. • HITCHY-KOO a baseball player who is nervous in the batter's box
n. 1935 baseball usage • BALL DOG a person who will chase and return stray baseballs
n. 1935 baseball usage • BALL HOUND (as above)
n. 1937 • YODELER in baseball: the third base coach, esp. a noisy one who may be trying to unnerve the pitcher or who shouts instructions to the runner on second base
n. 1937 US sl. • CAN OF CORN in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught
n. 1939 • GEORGE STALLINGS PITCHER in baseball: 'a 3-and-2 pitcher; one who gets behind every batter; a wild hurler'
n. 1939 • BENCH JOCKEY in baseball: a substitute who rides the bench or seldom gets to play
n. 1939 Amer. sl., usually offensive • CHINESE HOME RUN in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand
n. 1940 • SATCHELFOOT in baseball: a player with large feet requiring large brogans
n. 1940 Amer. dial. • ANNIE OAKLEY in baseball: a base on balls
n. 1940s • BANANA BOAT in baseball: a player who has played winter ball in Latin American
n. 1940s Amer. sl. • THE DAISIES in baseball: the outfield
n. 1942 • BATGIRL a young woman engaged by a team to take care of the players' bats and other equipment during a game
n. 1942 Amer. sl. • ASPIRIN in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
n. 1942 US sl. • BANJO HITTER 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
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • DISHER OF DIAMOND DIRT a baseball sports-writer
n. 1943 • GAZOONIE in baseball: a rookie
n. 1943 US sl. • RHUBARB a noisy dispute or row; an argument on the field of play in baseball
n. 1945 • MOVE-AROUND FIELDER in baseball: a fielder with a wide range, who covers more than the average amount of territory
n. 1945 • BENCH COACH in baseball: an assistant coach, typically taking on the responsibilities of a second in command to the head coach
n. 1947 • PADDIST in baseball: the catcher
n. 1948 orig. & chiefly US • HALL OF FAMER one elected or belonging to a Hall of Fame (a place where famous persons are commemorated), esp. in baseball
n. 1949 • BASEBALL ANNIE a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players
n. 1958 • BAUER AND BLACK PLAYER in baseball: one who is always playing with a lot of bandage tape, from the name of a company that makes such tape
n. 1959 US sl. • CADDY in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings
n. 1959 Amer. sl. • ASPIRIN TABLET in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
n. 1960 • BAD HANDS in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops
n. 1960s African-American sl. • SEED a baseball
n. 1961 Amer. sl. • CHIN-SKINNER in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin
n. 1962 • THE MONEY BONE a pitcher's throwing arm
n. 1962 Amer. sl. • GUTS BALL a ballgame such as baseball played with great aggressiveness and tenacity; hence, any action or actions requiring or demonstrating fortitude, extreme competitiveness, courage, determination, etc.
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • HIGH POCKETS a very tall player
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • PASTURE-MAN an outfielder
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • HIS HONOR an umpire
n. Bk1962 arch. • HIND SNATCHER in baseball: the catcher
n. 1964 • BASEBALL SADIE a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players
n. 1964 • BANANA in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team
n. 1964 US sl. • DOWNER in baseball: a good overhand curve
n. 1966 US sl. • OFER in baseball: a second-rate player
n. Bk1966 • MOP-UP MAN in baseball: a pitcher used late in the game when the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt
n. Bk1966 • MONEYBAGS in baseball: a sarcastic term applied to a bonus player by envious veterans
n. Bk1966 Amer. • BIRD DOG in baseball: a paid tipster
n. Bk1966 Amer. • TAKE-CHARGE GUY in baseball: a player who assumes the leadership of a team, particularly during a situation of stress
n. 1968 Amer. dial. • SCRIMMAGE an informal game of baseball or hockey
n. 1968 Amer. dial. • SKIRMISH (as above)
n. 1969 Amer. sl. • CHIN MUSIC in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin
n. 1969 US sl. • HEADHUNTER in baseball: a pitcher who deliberately aims pitches near a batter's head to intimidate him
n. 1970 • MOLLY PUTZ in baseball: a player who performs badly on the field
n. 1970s • COOKEY in baseball: a base hit
n. 1970s • COOKIE (as above)
n. 1971 • MONEY ARM a pitcher's throwing arm
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. • NO-HITTER a baseball game in which a team makes no hits
n. Bk1974 Amer. baseball sl. • FLY-CHASER an outfielder
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BARBER a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BARKER a first-base coach in baseball
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • YAN a professional baseball player, esp. a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BALL-EATER a proficient baseball fielder
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • HEAVY-STICKER in baseball: a hard hitter
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. rare • HAND GRENADER a baseball pitcher
n. 1976 US sl. • CACTUS LEAGUE in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest
n. 1978 US sl. • DANCER in baseball: a knuckleball
n. 1978 US sl. • GIMME in baseball: a player who is easily put out
n. 1978 US sl. • MARSHMALLOW in baseball: a weakly pitched, easily hit ball
n. 1980 US sl. • MELON in baseball: a ball that is easy to hit or catch on the fly
n. Bk1980 Amer. sl. • BIG TIMER one who participates in big time activity, such as a Broadway actor, a major league baseball player, etc.
n. 1980s Amer. • WOUNDED DUCK in baseball: a short looping fly that falls for a hit
n. 1982 • BLACK AND DECKER in baseball: a player used for odd jobs, such as warming up bullpen pitchers
n. 1982 Amer. sl., usually offensive • CHINESE HOMER in baseball: a home run gained with little skill
n. 1983 US sl. • MENTAL MIDGET in baseball: a player who makes dumb mistakes
n. 1983 US sl. • OFER in baseball: an instance of a pitcher holding a batter hitless throughout a ballgame
n. 1985 • BASE CLOGGER in baseball: a slow runner
n. 1985 US sl. • ASH-HANDLE a baseball bat
n. 1988 • BIG TIME in baseball: a player who has a major impact on the game
n. 1989 Amer. sl. • NAILS a baseball player who is tough
n. 1990s sl. • BASIE a baseball bat
n. Bk1992 sl. • ACE HURLER in baseball: a team's best pitcher
n. 1994 US sl. rare • APPLE KNOCKER a baseball player; a batter
n. Bk1999 • BALLIST a 19th-century baseball player
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL NUT a baseball fan who is unusually exuberant about the game
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • BASEBALL MOTHER a dedicated woman who, in the process of ferrying her children to baseball practice and games, becomes a dedicated supporter
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL WIDOW a woman who loses her husband to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season; the husband spends so much time watching and listening to the games that the wife is virtually abandoned
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL WIDOWER a man who loses his wife to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season
n. Bk1999 • BALL HAWK a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HANDYMAN a player who can play several positions as well as bat
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HAMMER a player who hits pitches with hammerlike blows
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • BASEBALL MAN a professional who knows, loves, and understands the game of baseball, whether he be an owner, manager, coach, scout, player, or trainer
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HAMMER an effective pitcher
n. Bk1999 • BILL KLEM any person in baseball who is never wrong
n. Bk1999 • WIG-WAGGER in baseball: a base coach
n. Bk1999 • BETWEEN-INNINGS COMMENTATOR in baseball: a baseball announcer who fills in with baseball talk and trivia between innings
n. Bk1999 • BIG-NAME PLAYER in baseball: a baseball star
n. Bk1999 • BATTER-RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who has just completed his time at bat but before he is put out or until the play on which he became a runner is completed
n. Bk1999 • BACKWARD RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one
n. Bk1999 • HIT BATSMAN in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base
n. Bk1999 • HIT BATTER (as above)
n. Bk1999 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who attempts to get on base by waiting for a base on balls
n. Bk1999 • WALKING MAN in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls
n. Bk1999 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who swings late
n. Bk1999 • HACKER in baseball: a batter with poor form at the plate or one who regularly takes reckless or undisciplined swings at pitches outside the strike zone
n. Bk1999 • BANGER in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup
n. Bk1999 • BIG BAT in baseball: a club's leading hitter
n. Bk1999 • SPARE BAT in baseball: a dependable player normally assigned to the bench but put in the game when a hit is needed
n. Bk1999 • WALK-UP in baseball: a fan who makes a single-game ticket purchase at the box office on the day of the game
n. Bk1999 • BAGGER in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, second bagger, or third bagger, respectively
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE MAN in baseball: a good defensive player; an outstanding fielder
n. Bk1999 • BAT BREAKER in baseball: a hard hitter who swings the bat with tremendous force; one whose powerful swings often result in a broken bat
n. Bk1999 • BANJO in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
n. Bk1999 • TAPPERITIS HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits tappers (a lightly hit ball without power, but perhaps well placed)
n. Bk1999 • GAP HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball between the outfielders
n. Bk1999 • BIG CANNON in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball hard
n. Bk1999 • UKULELE HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits weak ground balls to the infielders; a poor hitter
n. Bk1999 • SACRIFICE HITTER in baseball: a hitter who makes a sacrifice bunt or a sacrifice fly
n. Bk1999 • MONEY HITTER in baseball: a hitter with a high batting average
n. Bk1999 • HIGH-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter with a reputation for swinging at balls that come in above his belt
n. Bk1999 • BASHER in baseball: a hitter with great power
n. Bk1999 • GAME-ENDER in baseball: a late-inning relief pitcher; the 'closer'
n. Bk1999 • MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN a major-league player who played in the outlaw Mexican League in 1946-47
n. Bk1999 • BAMBI in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach
n. Bk1999 • YOUNG HOPEFUL in baseball: a newly acquired player with promise
n. Bk1999 • BABY BOOMER in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s
n. Bk1999 • BLADE in baseball: a nickname for a thin, wiry player
n. Bk1999 • GET-UP-OFF-THE-BENCH HITTER in baseball: a pinch hitter who comes in cold and is often successful
n. Bk1999 • TATTOOED MAN in baseball: a pitcher who has been hit hard or off whom several hits have been made
n. Bk1999 • PAINT MASTER in baseball: a pitcher who 'paints the black' or pinpoints his pitches (paint the black - to throw pitches over the black borders [inside or outside corners] of home plate)
n. Bk1999 • POTATO in baseball: a player brought up from a farm club
n. Bk1999 • SPARK PLUG in baseball: a player or manager with a fiery temper, one with the ability to spark the team
n. Bk1999 • BAT in baseball: a player seen in his role as a hitter
n. Bk1999 • MOTOR in baseball: a player who can run fast
n. Bk1999 • HARD OUT a player who is difficult to retire; a batter with a good eye for balls outside the strike zone
n. Bk1999 • TAGGER in baseball: a player who makes a tag
n. Bk1999 • YANKEE KILLER in baseball: a player who performs well against the New York Yankees
n. Bk1999 • WALLY PIPP in baseball: a player who takes himself out of the lineup, such as for illness or injury; one who makes a bad move
n. Bk1999 • TEAM PLAYER in baseball: a player who works with others for the benefit of the team rather than playing for his own recognition; e.g. a player who hits to right field to advance a runner
n. Bk1999 • BAD ACTOR in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with
n. Bk1999 • TABLE-SETTER a player whose role is to get on base and/or advance others to set up a scoring opportunity
n. Bk1999 • BAD HEAD in baseball: a player with a bad psyche
n. Bk1999 • RABBIT in baseball: a player with great speed
n. Bk1999 • HAM-AND-EGG RELIEVER a relief pitcher who is usually brought in after the game has been decided
n. Bk1999 • SAFETY in baseball: a reserve player
n. Bk1999 • BATTLIN' BACKSTOP in baseball: a rough, combative catcher
n. Bk1999 • BASE JOCKEY a runner who, when on first base, yells derisive comments to the opposing pitcher
n. Bk1999 • SAFE CARRIER in baseball: a slow runner; one who seems as if he is running with a safe on his back
n. Bk1999 • BENCH BLANKET a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'warm' it
n. Bk1999 • BENCH POLISHER a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'polish' it
n. Bk1999 • MICHELANGELO a superlative pitcher; one who is able to 'paint a masterpiece' from the mound
n. Bk1999 • HEAD CASE in baseball: a temperamental player
n. Bk1999 • ZEBRA in baseball: a very fast outfielder
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE MAN in baseball: a weak hitter whose defensive ability keeps him on the team
n. Bk1999 • BATES in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days
n. Bk1999 • BATESY (as above)
n. Bk1999 • SPACE CADET an eccentric player; a 'flake' who seems to have come from another planet or outer space
n. Bk1999 • VACUUM CLEANER in baseball: an excellent fielder
n. Bk1999 • BENCH PERFORMER in baseball: an exceptionally good utility player who is always ready to replace another player whose performance is faltering during the course of a game
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE DOCTOR an individual (sometimes a trainer) who helps players customize their gloves
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL IMMORTAL in baseball: an individual inducted into the Hall of Fame
n. Bk1999 • HITTING COACH an offensive team coach responsible for the welfare and success of the team's hitters
n. Bk1999 • HAWK in baseball: an outfielder who covers his territory with speed and skill
n. Bk1999 • MONEYBAGS in baseball: any highly paid player, esp. one who makes more than most of his teammates
n. Bk1999 • SABERMETRICIAN in baseball: one who engages in or is a fancier of sabermetrics (the study and mathematical analysis of baseball statistics and records)
n. Bk1999 • YANKEE HATER in baseball: one who has a long-standing aversion to the New York Yankees
n. Bk1999 • BIBLE HITTER in baseball: one who receives very few bases on balls
n. Bk1999 • BIG BERTHA in baseball: the cleanup hitter; the fourth player in the batting order
n. Bk1999 • BELLCOW in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff
n. Bk1999 • BELLWETHER (as above)
n. Bk1999 • GAME WINNER in baseball: the pitcher credited with winning a game
n. Bk1999 • BATTERY MATE in baseball: the pitcher or the catcher
n. Bk1999 • UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF in baseball: the umpire positioned behind the plate when there are two or more umpires assigned to a game; he is the official in charge of the game and the only person with the authority to declare a forfeit; he makes all decisions regarding the batter, which includes calling balls, strikes, and foul balls
n. Bk1999 • UKULELE UMPIRE in baseball: the umpire stationed at third base
n. Bk1999 • BABE RUTHER one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18)
n. Bk1999 • ACE the 'star' of any baseball team
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL BRIDE the wife of a baseball player
n. Bk1999 arch. • BALLITE a baseball fan
n. Bk1999 arch. • BASEBALLEER a baseball player or fan in the earlier days of the 20th century
n. Bk1999 arch., baseball usage • HAM HITTER an inferior hitter
n. Bk1999 arch. • HITSMAN in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball
n. Bk1999 arch. • SPALDING GUIDE in baseball: a player whose every move seems posed, as if he were being photographed for the popular 'Spalding Base Ball Guides' of yore
n. Bk1999 arch. • GAMER in baseball: any player in a game
n. Bk1999 obs. • TALESMAN in baseball: the official scorer in some circles in the very early days of baseball
n. Bk1999 obs. • GIVER in baseball: the pitcher
n. 20C US sl. • WAR CLUB a baseball bat
n. 20C US sl. • WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc.
n. Bk2006 US sl. • FOUR-BAGGER a home run in baseball
n. Bk2006 US sl. • BEANBALL a pitched baseball that strikes the batter on the head, usually by accident
n. Bk2007 US sl. • ACTOR an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch
phr. 1962 US sl. • OUT AUNT MAGGIE'S WINDOW of a homerun: out of the ballpark
vb. 1880s • POKE in baseball: to hit the ball, esp. to hit fairly lightly with precise aim
vb. 1886 Amer. colloq., baseball usage • FAN of a batter: to strike out
vb. 1886 Amer. colloq., baseball usage • FAN OUT
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SHACK to retrieve stray balls for a baseball or tennis player; to retrieve a stray ball; broadly, to go in search of
vb. 1891 US sl. • LACE in baseball: to hit a ball hard
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. • PIGTAIL in baseball: to fetch out-of-bound balls
vb. 1904 colloq. • BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air
vb. 1911 US sl. • HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL in baseball: to throw a pitch with unusual speed or an unusually deceptive motion
vb. 1920 Amer. sl. • NAB in baseball: to field a ball successfully
vb. 1939-40 Amer. sl. • NAB in baseball: to put out a runner
vb. 1941 US sl. • HORSECOLLAR in baseball: to keep a batter hitless during a game
vb. 1971 Amer. sl. • DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run
vb. Bk1974 Amer. sl. • FOG IT IN to pitch a fast ball; to throw hard
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • GO DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • HIT IT DOWNTOWN (as above)
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • TAKE IT DOWNTOWN (as above)
vb. 1978 Amer. sl. • TAKE DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a home run off (a pitcher)
vb. 1978 US sl. • BUTCHERBOY in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion
vb. M20 US sl. • PULL A ROCK to make a mistake in baseball
adv. 1939 Amer. sl. • ABOARD in baseball: on base
adv. 1978 Amer. sl. • DOWNSTAIRS in baseball: low in the strike zone
n. 1845 • TALLYKEEPER in baseball: the scorekeeper
n. 1856 arch. • BATSMAN in baseball: a batter, 'the striker at the bat'
n. 1858 • TALLYMAN in baseball: the scorekeeper
n. 1866 orig. US • BASEBALLIST a baseball player
n. 1866 US sl. • DAISY-CLIPPER in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground
n. 1866 US sl. • DAISY-CUTTER in baseball: a ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground
n. 1867 orig. US • BASEBALLER a baseball player
n. 1869 • BACKUP in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute
n. 1870 Amer. • THREE-BAGGER in baseball: a triple
n. 1874 orig. US • HEAVY HITTER in sports, esp. baseball: a particular powerful or skilled hitter
n. 1874 US sl. • ANT-KILLER in baseball: a sharply hit ground ball
n. 1880 arch. • BAGMAN in baseball: a baseman
n. 1883 • HITTER in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball
n. 1883 • TEASER in baseball: an especially deceptive pitcher
n. 1888 • MONKEY in baseball: a poor batter; so called because he 'makes a monkey' of himself in a futile attempt to get a hit
n. c1890 US sl. • MONKEY a ticket stub or other receipt that allows one to return to see another baseball game if the one the ticket was originally purchased for is cancelled because of bad weather
n. 1891 • SACKER in baseball: a defensive player assigned to cover first base, second base, or third base
n. 1891 • GLASS ARM in baseball: a player with a chronically weak or sore arm
n. 1895 US sl. • HORSEHIDE a baseball
n. 1897 Amer. dial. • PIGTAIL in baseball: one who fetches out-of-bounds balls
n. 1898 • YANNIGAN in baseball: a rookie, not a regular player; a player on the second team in a spring-training camp game; a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player
n. 1902 • BARNSTORMER in baseball: a person who plays exhibition games in small towns and cities with or without a baseball team of their own
n. 1902 • BIG GUNS in baseball: a team's best batters; the sluggers in the lineup
n. 1902 Amer. baseball sl. • GARDENER an outfielder
n. 1902 Amer. sl. • ACE in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 1902 US colloq. • APPLE a baseball
n. 1904 colloq. • BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football
n. 1905 • WIND PADDIST in baseball: a catcher
n. 1905 • SLABMAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1905 Amer. • TEXAS LEAGUER in baseball: a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders
n. 1906 colloq. • MOUNDSMAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1907 • HITSMITH in baseball: a good hitter
n. 1908 • BIG STICK in baseball: a heavy hitter; one given to hitting home runs and extra-base hits
n. 1908 Amer. baseball sl. • FADEAWAY a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it
n. 1908 US sl. • BOX MAN in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1908 US sl. • BIFF in baseball: a base hit
n. 1908 arch. • BIFFER in baseball: a hard-hitting batter
n. 1909 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who swings only at strikes
n. 1909 • BATBOY in baseball: a young man employed by a team to take care of its players' equipment before, during, and after games; traditionally, the most important responsibility of the job is to retrieve each player's bat from home plate where it has been dropped or tossed and put it back in its proper place in the bat rack; also responsible for keeping the home plate umpire supplied with baseballs
n. 1909 Amer. sl. • ANGELS in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch
n. 1910 • SLABSTER in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1910 Amer. sl. • HOOK in baseball: a curve ball
n. 1910s US sl. • BALL baseball
n. 1910s US sl. • NIGHTCAP the second game in a baseball 'double-header'
n. 1911 • WALKER in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls
n. 1911 arch. • SANDLOTTER in baseball: a sandlot or amateur player; a graduate of the lower realms of the game
n. 1911 arch. • BASE-GETTER in baseball: one who achieves a base and advances with regularity
n. 1912 • BEANER in baseball: one who throws the beanball, a pitch thrown intentionally at a batter's head for the purpose of either moving the batter away from home plate or to punish him, his team, or another player for something he has done
n. 1912 US sl. • ALLEY in baseball: the undefended area between two outfielders, or between an outfielder and a foul line, into which a ball may be hit, usually for extra bases
n. 1913 • CURVEBALLER in baseball: a pitcher who specializes in throwing curveballs
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • HAM a slow, awkward baseball player
n. 1914 • HEAVER in baseball: a pitcher
n. 1915 • BEANTOWNER a member of the Boston Red Sox baseball team
n. 1915 arch. • BATON SWINGER in baseball: a batter
n. 1915 US sl. • BONE in baseball: an error in judgement
n. 1917 • TEACHER in baseball: the manager of a baseball team
n. 1919 US sl. • OLD APPLE a baseball
n. 1920 • BALL HAWK in baseball: an especially fast and adept outfielder; one who covers a lot of ground
n. 1920s Amer. sl. • BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player
n. 1922 • BAD-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone
n. 1925 • BENCH JOCKEY in baseball: a player on the bench who verbally abuses or mocks members of the opposing team in an attempt to distract them
n. 1926 Amer. sl. • BARNSTORMER a baseball player who plays outside his own leagues
n. 1928 • KNUCKLER in baseball: a knuckle ball
n. 1928 US sl. • HORSECOLLAR in baseball: an instance of a batter failing to get a hit during a game
n. 1929 Amer. sl. • BIRD DOG a baseball scout who searches for promising athletes
n. 1929 US sl. • ALLEY in baseball: the middle of the strike zone conceived as an imaginary corridor extending directly from the pitcher's mound across the middle of home plate to the catcher's glove
n. 1929 US baseball sl. • GUN throwing arm. esp. a strong and accurate one
n. 1930 orig. & chiefly US • HARDBALLER a baseball player
n. 1930s • WINDOW-WEARER in baseball: a player who wore eyeglasses on the field
n. 1930s arch. • BASEBALLITE a baseball fan; a person with an enthusiasm for the sport
n. 1932 • WOOD-CARRIER in baseball: a batter who often strikes out; one who carries his bat to and from the plate
n. 1934 • TARZAN in baseball: a slovenly, frowzy baseball player
n. 1934 Amer. sl., usually offensive CHINESE BLOW in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach •
n. Bk1934 US sl. • HITCHY-KOO a baseball player who is nervous in the batter's box
n. 1935 baseball usage • BALL DOG a person who will chase and return stray baseballs
n. 1935 baseball usage • BALL HOUND (as above)
n. 1937 • YODELER in baseball: the third base coach, esp. a noisy one who may be trying to unnerve the pitcher or who shouts instructions to the runner on second base
n. 1937 US sl. • CAN OF CORN in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught
n. 1939 • GEORGE STALLINGS PITCHER in baseball: 'a 3-and-2 pitcher; one who gets behind every batter; a wild hurler'
n. 1939 • BENCH JOCKEY in baseball: a substitute who rides the bench or seldom gets to play
n. 1939 Amer. sl., usually offensive • CHINESE HOME RUN in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand
n. 1940 • SATCHELFOOT in baseball: a player with large feet requiring large brogans
n. 1940 Amer. dial. • ANNIE OAKLEY in baseball: a base on balls
n. 1940s • BANANA BOAT in baseball: a player who has played winter ball in Latin American
n. 1940s Amer. sl. • THE DAISIES in baseball: the outfield
n. 1942 • BATGIRL a young woman engaged by a team to take care of the players' bats and other equipment during a game
n. 1942 Amer. sl. • ASPIRIN in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
n. 1942 US sl. • BANJO HITTER 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
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. • DISHER OF DIAMOND DIRT a baseball sports-writer
n. 1943 • GAZOONIE in baseball: a rookie
n. 1943 US sl. • RHUBARB a noisy dispute or row; an argument on the field of play in baseball
n. 1945 • MOVE-AROUND FIELDER in baseball: a fielder with a wide range, who covers more than the average amount of territory
n. 1945 • BENCH COACH in baseball: an assistant coach, typically taking on the responsibilities of a second in command to the head coach
n. 1947 • PADDIST in baseball: the catcher
n. 1948 orig. & chiefly US • HALL OF FAMER one elected or belonging to a Hall of Fame (a place where famous persons are commemorated), esp. in baseball
n. 1949 • BASEBALL ANNIE a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players
n. 1958 • BAUER AND BLACK PLAYER in baseball: one who is always playing with a lot of bandage tape, from the name of a company that makes such tape
n. 1959 US sl. • CADDY in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings
n. 1959 Amer. sl. • ASPIRIN TABLET in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
n. 1960 • BAD HANDS in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops
n. 1960s African-American sl. • SEED a baseball
n. 1961 Amer. sl. • CHIN-SKINNER in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin
n. 1962 • THE MONEY BONE a pitcher's throwing arm
n. 1962 Amer. sl. • GUTS BALL a ballgame such as baseball played with great aggressiveness and tenacity; hence, any action or actions requiring or demonstrating fortitude, extreme competitiveness, courage, determination, etc.
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • HIGH POCKETS a very tall player
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • PASTURE-MAN an outfielder
n. Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl. • HIS HONOR an umpire
n. Bk1962 arch. • HIND SNATCHER in baseball: the catcher
n. 1964 • BASEBALL SADIE a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players
n. 1964 • BANANA in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team
n. 1964 US sl. • DOWNER in baseball: a good overhand curve
n. 1966 US sl. • OFER in baseball: a second-rate player
n. Bk1966 • MOP-UP MAN in baseball: a pitcher used late in the game when the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt
n. Bk1966 • MONEYBAGS in baseball: a sarcastic term applied to a bonus player by envious veterans
n. Bk1966 Amer. • BIRD DOG in baseball: a paid tipster
n. Bk1966 Amer. • TAKE-CHARGE GUY in baseball: a player who assumes the leadership of a team, particularly during a situation of stress
n. 1968 Amer. dial. • SCRIMMAGE an informal game of baseball or hockey
n. 1968 Amer. dial. • SKIRMISH (as above)
n. 1969 Amer. sl. • CHIN MUSIC in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin
n. 1969 US sl. • HEADHUNTER in baseball: a pitcher who deliberately aims pitches near a batter's head to intimidate him
n. 1970 • MOLLY PUTZ in baseball: a player who performs badly on the field
n. 1970s • COOKEY in baseball: a base hit
n. 1970s • COOKIE (as above)
n. 1971 • MONEY ARM a pitcher's throwing arm
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. • NO-HITTER a baseball game in which a team makes no hits
n. Bk1974 Amer. baseball sl. • FLY-CHASER an outfielder
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BARBER a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BARKER a first-base coach in baseball
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • YAN a professional baseball player, esp. a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • BALL-EATER a proficient baseball fielder
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. • HEAVY-STICKER in baseball: a hard hitter
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. rare • HAND GRENADER a baseball pitcher
n. 1976 US sl. • CACTUS LEAGUE in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest
n. 1978 US sl. • DANCER in baseball: a knuckleball
n. 1978 US sl. • GIMME in baseball: a player who is easily put out
n. 1978 US sl. • MARSHMALLOW in baseball: a weakly pitched, easily hit ball
n. 1980 US sl. • MELON in baseball: a ball that is easy to hit or catch on the fly
n. Bk1980 Amer. sl. • BIG TIMER one who participates in big time activity, such as a Broadway actor, a major league baseball player, etc.
n. 1980s Amer. • WOUNDED DUCK in baseball: a short looping fly that falls for a hit
n. 1982 • BLACK AND DECKER in baseball: a player used for odd jobs, such as warming up bullpen pitchers
n. 1982 Amer. sl., usually offensive • CHINESE HOMER in baseball: a home run gained with little skill
n. 1983 US sl. • MENTAL MIDGET in baseball: a player who makes dumb mistakes
n. 1983 US sl. • OFER in baseball: an instance of a pitcher holding a batter hitless throughout a ballgame
n. 1985 • BASE CLOGGER in baseball: a slow runner
n. 1985 US sl. • ASH-HANDLE a baseball bat
n. 1988 • BIG TIME in baseball: a player who has a major impact on the game
n. 1989 Amer. sl. • NAILS a baseball player who is tough
n. 1990s sl. • BASIE a baseball bat
n. Bk1992 sl. • ACE HURLER in baseball: a team's best pitcher
n. 1994 US sl. rare • APPLE KNOCKER a baseball player; a batter
n. Bk1999 • BALLIST a 19th-century baseball player
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL NUT a baseball fan who is unusually exuberant about the game
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • BASEBALL MOTHER a dedicated woman who, in the process of ferrying her children to baseball practice and games, becomes a dedicated supporter
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL WIDOW a woman who loses her husband to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season; the husband spends so much time watching and listening to the games that the wife is virtually abandoned
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL WIDOWER a man who loses his wife to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season
n. Bk1999 • BALL HAWK a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HANDYMAN a player who can play several positions as well as bat
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HAMMER a player who hits pitches with hammerlike blows
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • BASEBALL MAN a professional who knows, loves, and understands the game of baseball, whether he be an owner, manager, coach, scout, player, or trainer
n. Bk1999 baseball usage • HAMMER an effective pitcher
n. Bk1999 • BILL KLEM any person in baseball who is never wrong
n. Bk1999 • WIG-WAGGER in baseball: a base coach
n. Bk1999 • BETWEEN-INNINGS COMMENTATOR in baseball: a baseball announcer who fills in with baseball talk and trivia between innings
n. Bk1999 • BIG-NAME PLAYER in baseball: a baseball star
n. Bk1999 • BATTER-RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who has just completed his time at bat but before he is put out or until the play on which he became a runner is completed
n. Bk1999 • BACKWARD RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one
n. Bk1999 • HIT BATSMAN in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base
n. Bk1999 • HIT BATTER (as above)
n. Bk1999 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who attempts to get on base by waiting for a base on balls
n. Bk1999 • WALKING MAN in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls
n. Bk1999 • WAITER in baseball: a batter who swings late
n. Bk1999 • HACKER in baseball: a batter with poor form at the plate or one who regularly takes reckless or undisciplined swings at pitches outside the strike zone
n. Bk1999 • BANGER in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup
n. Bk1999 • BIG BAT in baseball: a club's leading hitter
n. Bk1999 • SPARE BAT in baseball: a dependable player normally assigned to the bench but put in the game when a hit is needed
n. Bk1999 • WALK-UP in baseball: a fan who makes a single-game ticket purchase at the box office on the day of the game
n. Bk1999 • BAGGER in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, second bagger, or third bagger, respectively
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE MAN in baseball: a good defensive player; an outstanding fielder
n. Bk1999 • BAT BREAKER in baseball: a hard hitter who swings the bat with tremendous force; one whose powerful swings often result in a broken bat
n. Bk1999 • BANJO in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
n. Bk1999 • TAPPERITIS HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits tappers (a lightly hit ball without power, but perhaps well placed)
n. Bk1999 • GAP HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball between the outfielders
n. Bk1999 • BIG CANNON in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball hard
n. Bk1999 • UKULELE HITTER in baseball: a hitter who hits weak ground balls to the infielders; a poor hitter
n. Bk1999 • SACRIFICE HITTER in baseball: a hitter who makes a sacrifice bunt or a sacrifice fly
n. Bk1999 • MONEY HITTER in baseball: a hitter with a high batting average
n. Bk1999 • HIGH-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter with a reputation for swinging at balls that come in above his belt
n. Bk1999 • BASHER in baseball: a hitter with great power
n. Bk1999 • GAME-ENDER in baseball: a late-inning relief pitcher; the 'closer'
n. Bk1999 • MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN a major-league player who played in the outlaw Mexican League in 1946-47
n. Bk1999 • BAMBI in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach
n. Bk1999 • YOUNG HOPEFUL in baseball: a newly acquired player with promise
n. Bk1999 • BABY BOOMER in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s
n. Bk1999 • BLADE in baseball: a nickname for a thin, wiry player
n. Bk1999 • GET-UP-OFF-THE-BENCH HITTER in baseball: a pinch hitter who comes in cold and is often successful
n. Bk1999 • TATTOOED MAN in baseball: a pitcher who has been hit hard or off whom several hits have been made
n. Bk1999 • PAINT MASTER in baseball: a pitcher who 'paints the black' or pinpoints his pitches (paint the black - to throw pitches over the black borders [inside or outside corners] of home plate)
n. Bk1999 • POTATO in baseball: a player brought up from a farm club
n. Bk1999 • SPARK PLUG in baseball: a player or manager with a fiery temper, one with the ability to spark the team
n. Bk1999 • BAT in baseball: a player seen in his role as a hitter
n. Bk1999 • MOTOR in baseball: a player who can run fast
n. Bk1999 • HARD OUT a player who is difficult to retire; a batter with a good eye for balls outside the strike zone
n. Bk1999 • TAGGER in baseball: a player who makes a tag
n. Bk1999 • YANKEE KILLER in baseball: a player who performs well against the New York Yankees
n. Bk1999 • WALLY PIPP in baseball: a player who takes himself out of the lineup, such as for illness or injury; one who makes a bad move
n. Bk1999 • TEAM PLAYER in baseball: a player who works with others for the benefit of the team rather than playing for his own recognition; e.g. a player who hits to right field to advance a runner
n. Bk1999 • BAD ACTOR in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with
n. Bk1999 • TABLE-SETTER a player whose role is to get on base and/or advance others to set up a scoring opportunity
n. Bk1999 • BAD HEAD in baseball: a player with a bad psyche
n. Bk1999 • RABBIT in baseball: a player with great speed
n. Bk1999 • HAM-AND-EGG RELIEVER a relief pitcher who is usually brought in after the game has been decided
n. Bk1999 • SAFETY in baseball: a reserve player
n. Bk1999 • BATTLIN' BACKSTOP in baseball: a rough, combative catcher
n. Bk1999 • BASE JOCKEY a runner who, when on first base, yells derisive comments to the opposing pitcher
n. Bk1999 • SAFE CARRIER in baseball: a slow runner; one who seems as if he is running with a safe on his back
n. Bk1999 • BENCH BLANKET a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'warm' it
n. Bk1999 • BENCH POLISHER a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'polish' it
n. Bk1999 • MICHELANGELO a superlative pitcher; one who is able to 'paint a masterpiece' from the mound
n. Bk1999 • HEAD CASE in baseball: a temperamental player
n. Bk1999 • ZEBRA in baseball: a very fast outfielder
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE MAN in baseball: a weak hitter whose defensive ability keeps him on the team
n. Bk1999 • BATES in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days
n. Bk1999 • BATESY (as above)
n. Bk1999 • SPACE CADET an eccentric player; a 'flake' who seems to have come from another planet or outer space
n. Bk1999 • VACUUM CLEANER in baseball: an excellent fielder
n. Bk1999 • BENCH PERFORMER in baseball: an exceptionally good utility player who is always ready to replace another player whose performance is faltering during the course of a game
n. Bk1999 • GLOVE DOCTOR an individual (sometimes a trainer) who helps players customize their gloves
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL IMMORTAL in baseball: an individual inducted into the Hall of Fame
n. Bk1999 • HITTING COACH an offensive team coach responsible for the welfare and success of the team's hitters
n. Bk1999 • HAWK in baseball: an outfielder who covers his territory with speed and skill
n. Bk1999 • MONEYBAGS in baseball: any highly paid player, esp. one who makes more than most of his teammates
n. Bk1999 • SABERMETRICIAN in baseball: one who engages in or is a fancier of sabermetrics (the study and mathematical analysis of baseball statistics and records)
n. Bk1999 • YANKEE HATER in baseball: one who has a long-standing aversion to the New York Yankees
n. Bk1999 • BIBLE HITTER in baseball: one who receives very few bases on balls
n. Bk1999 • BIG BERTHA in baseball: the cleanup hitter; the fourth player in the batting order
n. Bk1999 • BELLCOW in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff
n. Bk1999 • BELLWETHER (as above)
n. Bk1999 • GAME WINNER in baseball: the pitcher credited with winning a game
n. Bk1999 • BATTERY MATE in baseball: the pitcher or the catcher
n. Bk1999 • UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF in baseball: the umpire positioned behind the plate when there are two or more umpires assigned to a game; he is the official in charge of the game and the only person with the authority to declare a forfeit; he makes all decisions regarding the batter, which includes calling balls, strikes, and foul balls
n. Bk1999 • UKULELE UMPIRE in baseball: the umpire stationed at third base
n. Bk1999 • BABE RUTHER one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18)
n. Bk1999 • ACE the 'star' of any baseball team
n. Bk1999 • BASEBALL BRIDE the wife of a baseball player
n. Bk1999 arch. • BALLITE a baseball fan
n. Bk1999 arch. • BASEBALLEER a baseball player or fan in the earlier days of the 20th century
n. Bk1999 arch., baseball usage • HAM HITTER an inferior hitter
n. Bk1999 arch. • HITSMAN in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball
n. Bk1999 arch. • SPALDING GUIDE in baseball: a player whose every move seems posed, as if he were being photographed for the popular 'Spalding Base Ball Guides' of yore
n. Bk1999 arch. • GAMER in baseball: any player in a game
n. Bk1999 obs. • TALESMAN in baseball: the official scorer in some circles in the very early days of baseball
n. Bk1999 obs. • GIVER in baseball: the pitcher
n. 20C US sl. • WAR CLUB a baseball bat
n. 20C US sl. • WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc.
n. Bk2006 US sl. • FOUR-BAGGER a home run in baseball
n. Bk2006 US sl. • BEANBALL a pitched baseball that strikes the batter on the head, usually by accident
n. Bk2007 US sl. • ACTOR an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch
phr. 1962 US sl. • OUT AUNT MAGGIE'S WINDOW of a homerun: out of the ballpark
vb. 1880s • POKE in baseball: to hit the ball, esp. to hit fairly lightly with precise aim
vb. 1886 Amer. colloq., baseball usage • FAN of a batter: to strike out
vb. 1886 Amer. colloq., baseball usage • FAN OUT
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. • SHACK to retrieve stray balls for a baseball or tennis player; to retrieve a stray ball; broadly, to go in search of
vb. 1891 US sl. • LACE in baseball: to hit a ball hard
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. • PIGTAIL in baseball: to fetch out-of-bound balls
vb. 1904 colloq. • BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air
vb. 1911 US sl. • HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL in baseball: to throw a pitch with unusual speed or an unusually deceptive motion
vb. 1920 Amer. sl. • NAB in baseball: to field a ball successfully
vb. 1939-40 Amer. sl. • NAB in baseball: to put out a runner
vb. 1941 US sl. • HORSECOLLAR in baseball: to keep a batter hitless during a game
vb. 1971 Amer. sl. • DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run
vb. Bk1974 Amer. sl. • FOG IT IN to pitch a fast ball; to throw hard
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • GO DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • HIT IT DOWNTOWN (as above)
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. • TAKE IT DOWNTOWN (as above)
vb. 1978 Amer. sl. • TAKE DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a home run off (a pitcher)
vb. 1978 US sl. • BUTCHERBOY in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion
vb. M20 US sl. • PULL A ROCK to make a mistake in baseball
BASEBOARD
BASEBOARD - NOUNS
• WASHBOARD 1806 Amer. dial. - a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor
• WASHBOARD 1806 Amer. dial. - a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor
BASE-BORN
BASE-BORN - ADJECTIVES
• BASTARDLY 1552 obs. - of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born
• ILL-CLECKIT 1819 Sc. - misbegotten. base-born
BASE-BORN - NOUNS
• GUTTER-BLOOD 1818 Sc. - a base-born person; one of low birth; one of the rabble; a ragged rascal
• BASTARDLY 1552 obs. - of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born
• ILL-CLECKIT 1819 Sc. - misbegotten. base-born
BASE-BORN - NOUNS
• GUTTER-BLOOD 1818 Sc. - a base-born person; one of low birth; one of the rabble; a ragged rascal