Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Revised by Alexander Leighton
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BELLY-THRA, _s._ the colic. _To_ BELT, _v. a._ to gird; to flog; to scourge. BEN, _adv._ towards the inner apartments of a house. A room is generally called _ben_, and the kitchen _but_. BEN-END, _s. the ben-end of a house_, the inner end of it. BEN, BIN, _s._ a mountain. BENE, BIEN, _adj._ wealthy; having abundance. BENK, BINK, _s._ a bench; a seat. BENORTH, _prep._ to the northward of. BENSHIE, BENSHI, _s._ a fairy's wife. BENT, _s._ a coarse grass growing on sand-hills. BERE, BEAR, _s._ barley. BERN, _s._ a barn. _To_ BESEIK, _v. a._ to beseech; to entreat. BESYNE, BYSIM, _s._ a bawd. |
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