BABES IN THE WOOD. Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.

BABBLE. Confused, unintelligible talk, such as was used at
the building the tower of Babel.

BACK BITER. One who slanders another behind his back,
i.e. in his absence. His bosom friends are become his back
biters, said of a lousy man.

BACKED. Dead. He wishes to have the senior, or old
square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six
men's shoulders; that is, carrying to the grave.

BACK UP. His back is up, i.e. he is offended or angry; an
expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when
angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes
used to jeer a crooked man; as, So, Sir, I see somebody
has offended you, for your back is up.

BACON. He has saved his bacon; he has escaped. He has a
good voice to beg bacon; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice.

BACON-FACED. Full-faced.

BACON FED. Fat, greasy.

BACK GAMMON PLAYER. A sodomite.

BACK DOOR (USHER, or GENTLEMAN OF THE). The same.