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GLOSSARY 279
BIDING, abode; 4. 6. 222 BOUND, (i) ready (cf. Ham. 1. 5.
BIG, loud; 5. 3. 207 6)> 3- 7- 85 (ii) 'bound to'=»
BILL, halberd, pike; 4. 6. 91 purposing to do; 3. 7. 10
BITTER, (i) biting, sarcastic; BOURN, boundary (ref. to
I. 4. 1375 (ii) pitiable (cf. Dover cliffs); 4. 6. 57
O.E.D. 2, 3)5 -4-I39.H5 BRACH, bitch-hound; 1.4. n t j
i
BLANK, white spot in centre of 3. 6. 68
target; 1. I. 158 BRAVE, splendid; 3. 2. 79
BLAST, (i) blight, any blasting BRAVELY, (a) courageously,
or withering influence; 1. 4. {b) in fine attire; 4. 6.
300; (ii) stormy gust of 196
wind; 4. 1. 9 BRAZED, hardened; 1. 1. 10
BLEAK:, cold; 2. 4. 296 BREED, bring up (from child-
BLISTER, cover with scabs, 2.4. hood); 4. 2. 73
164 BROKEN MEATS, remains of
BLOOD, (i) parentage, family, food (left after a feast and
kinship; 3. 4. 167; 3. 5. 245 consumed by the menials);
5. 3. 166; (ii) passion, 2. 2. 13
anger; 4. 2. 64 BROWN BILL, halberd, painted
BLOWN, inflated with pride; 4. brown to prevent rust; .6.
4
4. 27 9 1
BOBTAIL, with tail cut short; Buoy up, rise up, swell up; 3.
3. 6. 69 7-59
BOLD (vb.), make bold, en- BURN (vb.), (a) normal sense,
courage (in opposition); 5. (b) infect with venereal
1.26 disease; 3. 2. 84
BOND, tie of duty (towards Buzz, baseless rumour; 1. 4.
parent); 1. 1. 92; 2. 4. 174 326
BOON, petition; 4. 7. 10
BOOT, (i) something given in CADENT, falling; 1. 4. 286
addition; 5. 3. 301; (ii) 'to CAGE, (a) bird-cage, (J>) prison
boot'=(a) in addition, (b) to (for petty offences), lock-
help (you); 4. 6. 224 • «P5 5- 3- 9
BOOTLESS, useless; 5. 3. 294 CANKER-BIT, worm-eaten; 5.
BO-PEEP, nursery game of 3. 121
hide-and-seek type; 1. 4. CAPABLE (or), qualified to
177 possess; 2. 1. 85
BORDER (vb.), confine; 4. 2. 33 CARBONADO, slash, score across
BOSOM, 'of her bosom'=in her (as in preparing meat for
confidence; 4. 5. 26; 'the broiling); 2. 2. 36
common bosom'=the love CARRY, (i) (continue to) wield;
of the people, popularity; 5. 1. 1. 301; (ii) endure; 3. 2.
3- So 48; (iii) contrive; 5. 3. 37;
BOSOMED, breast to breast (iv) 'carry out'=win; 5. 1.
(Muir)j 5. 1. 13 61