Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Revised by Alexander Leighton
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BESOUTH, _prep_, to the southward of.
BEST-MAN, _s._ groomsman; _best-maid_, the bridesmaid. BETWEESH, _prep_, betwixt. BEUCH, a branch; a bough. BEVIE, _s._ a great fire. _To_ BEWRY, _v. a._ to pervert, to distort. BIB, _s._ a piece of linen used to keep the breast of a child clean when feeding it. BICK, _s._ a bitch; the female of the canine species. _To_ BICKER, _v. a._ to fight with stones as schoolboys; to run off quickly. BICKER, BIQUOUR, _s._ a small wooden dish, made in the form of a washing-tub, the staves being alternately black and white. _To_ BIDE, BYDE, _v. n._ to wait for; to abide; to endure; to suffer. _To_ BIG, _v. a._ to build. BIGGIN, BYGGYN, _s._ a building. |
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