Chapter 203

Bubby <Xpage=187>

Bub"by , n. [A corruption of brother .] Bub; -- a term of familiar or affectionate address to a small boy.

Bubo <Xpage=187>

Bu"bo (?) , n. ; pl. Buboes (<?/) . [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. <?/.] (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a limphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.

Bubonic <Xpage=187>

Bu*bon"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes.

Bubonocele <Xpage=187>

Bu*bon"o*cele (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ groin + <?/ tumor: cf. F. bubonoc\'8ale .] (Med.) An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.

Bubukle <Xpage=187>

Bu"bu*kle (?) , n. A red pimple. [R.]

Shak.

Buccal <Xpage=187>

Buc"cal (?) , a. [L. bucca cheek: cf. F. buccal .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.

Buccaneer <Xpage=187>

Buc`ca*neer" (?) , n. [F. boucanier , fr. boucaner to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, boucan a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American origin.] A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Written also bucanier .]

&hand; Primarily, one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settlers in Hayti or Hispaniola, whose business was to hunt wild cattle and swine.

Buccaneer <Xpage=187>

Buc`ca*neer" , v. i. To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.

Buccaneerish <Xpage=187>

Buc`ca*neer"ish , a. Like a buccaneer; piratical.

Buccinal <Xpage=187>

Buc"ci*nal (?) , a. [L. bucina a crooked horn or trumpet.] Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.

Buccinator <Xpage=187>

Buc`ci*na"tor (?) , n. [L., a trumpeter, fr. bucinare to sound the trumpet.] (Anat.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.

Buccinoid <Xpage=187>

Buc"ci*noid (?) , a. [ Buccinum + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinid\'91 , a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk , and Prosobranchiata .

Buccinum <Xpage=187>

Buc"ci*num (?) , n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet shell.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk ( B. undatum ).

Bucentaur <Xpage=187>

Bu*cen"taur (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; ox + <?/ centaur.] 1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.

2. [It. bucentoro .] The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.

Buceros <Xpage=187>

Bu"ce*ros (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ horned like an ox; <?/ ox + <?/ horn.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills.

Bucholzite <Xpage=187>

Buch"ol*zite (?) , n. [So called from Bucholz , a German chemist.] (Min.) Same as Fibrolite .

Buchu <Xpage=187>

Bu"chu (?) , n. (Bot.) A South African shrub ( Barosma ) with small leaves that are dotted with oil dlands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck (?) , n. [Akin to LG. b\'81ke , Dan. byg , Sw. byk , G. bauche : cf. It. bucato , Prov. Sp. bugada , F. bu\'82e .] 1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.

2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.]

Shak.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bucked (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bucking .] [OE. bouken ; akin to LG. b\'81ken , Dan. byge , Sw. byka , G. bauchen , beuchen ; cf. OF. buer . Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.

2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.

3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck , n. [OE. buk , bucke , AS. bucca , bua , he-goat; akin to D. bok , OHG. pocch , G. bock , Ir. boc , W. bwch , Corn. byk ; cf. Zend b<?/za , Skr. bukka . \'fb256. Cf. Butcher , n. ] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.

&hand; A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year; a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth; and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow deer is termed a doe . The male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck , and the female is called a hind .

Brande & C.

2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.

The leading bucks of the day. Thackeray.

3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.]

&hand; The word buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush buck , spring buck .

Blue buck . See under Blue . -- Water buck , a South African variety of antelope ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ). See Illust . of Antelope .

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck (?) , v. i. 1. To copulate, as bucks and does.

2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck , v. t. 1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.

2. To throw by bucking. See Buck , v. i. , 2.

The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle. W. E. Norris.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck , n. A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.

Buck saw , a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.

Buck <Xpage=187>

Buck , n. [See Beech , n. ] The beech tree. [Scot.]

Buck mast , the mast or fruit of the beech tree.

Johnson.

Buck-basket <Xpage=187>

Buck"-bas`ket (?) , n. [See 1st Buck .] A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash.

Shak.

Buck bean <Xpage=187>

Buck" bean` (?) . (Bot.) A plant ( Menyanthes trifoliata ) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racems of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also bog bean .

Buckboard <Xpage=187>

Buck"board` (?) , n. A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon .

Bucker <Xpage=187>

Buck"er (?) , n. (Mining) 1. One who bucks ore.

2. A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.

Bucker <Xpage=187>

Buck"er , n. A horse or mule that bucks.

Bucket <Xpage=187>

Buck"et (?) , n. [OE. boket ; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.

The old oaken bucket , the iron-bound bucket , The moss-covered bucket , which hung in the well. Wordsworth.

2. A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.

3. (Mach.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.

4. The valved piston of a lifting pump.

Fire bucket , a bucket for carrying water to put out fires. -- To kick the bucket , to die. [Low]

Bucket shop <Xpage=187>

Buck"et shop` (?) . An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. [Slang, U.S.]

Buckety <Xpage=187>

Buck"et*y (?) , n. [A corruption of buckwheat .] Paste used by weavers to dress their webs.

Buchanan.

Buckeye <Xpage=187>

Buck"eye` (?) , n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ( \'92sculus ) as the horse chestnut.

The Ohio buckeye , &or; Fetid buckeye , is \'92sculus glabra . -- Red buckeye is \'92. Pavia . -- Small buckeye is \'92. paviflora . -- Sweet buckeye , &or; Yellow buckeye , is \'92. flava .

2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.]

Buckeye State , Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.

Buck-eyed <Xpage=187>

Buck"-eyed` (?) , a. Having bad or speckled eyes. "A buck-eyed horse."

James White.

Buckhound <Xpage=187>

Buck"hound` (?) , n. A hound for hunting deer.

Master of the buckhounds , an officer in the royal household. [Eng.]

Buckie <Xpage=187>

Buck"ie (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum . [Scot.]

Deil's buckie , a perverse, refractory youngster. [Slang] <-- sic. deil = devil. See deil. -->

Bucking <Xpage=187>

Buck"ing , n. 1. The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used.

Tomlinson.

2. A washing.

3. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.

Bucking iron (Mining) , a broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores. -- Bucking kier (Manuf.) , a large circular boiler, or kier, used in bleaching. -- Bucking stool , a washing block.

Buckish <Xpage=187>

Buck"ish , a. Dandified; foppish.

Buckle <Xpage=187>

Buc"kle (?) , n. [OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle , F. boucle , boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.] 1. A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.

2. A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.

Knight.

3. A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.

Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face. W. Irving.

Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year. Addison.

4. A contorted expression, as of the face. [R.]

'Gainst nature armed by gravity, His features too in buckle see. Churchill.

Buckle <Xpage=187>

Buc"kle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Buckled (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Buckling .] [OE. boclen , F. boucler . See Buckle , n. ] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness .

2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.

3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively<-- buckle down -->.

Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. Fuller.

4. To join in marriage. [Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

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Buckle <Xpage=188>

Buc"kle (?) , v. i. 1. To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.

Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. Pepys.

2. To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.

3. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. [Obs.]

The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle . Pepys.

4. To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.

The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. Latimer.

In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. Shak.

To buckle to , to bend to; to engage with zeal.

To make our sturdy humor buckle there to . Barrow.

Before buckling to my winter's work. J. D. Forbes.

Buckler <Xpage=188>

Buc"kler (?) , n. [OE. bocler , OF. bocler , F. bouclier , a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle , boucle , boss. See Buckle , n. ] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.

&hand; In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.

2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes. (b) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.

3. (Naut.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.

Blind buckler (Naut.) , a solid buckler. -- Buckler mustard (Bot.) , a genus of plants ( Biscutella ) with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or shields. -- Buckler thorn , a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler. See Christ's thorn . -- Riding buckler (Naut.) , a buckler with a hole for the passage of a cable.

Buckler <Xpage=188>

Buc"kler , v. t. To shield; to defend. [Obs.]

Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? Shak.

Buckler-headed <Xpage=188>

Buc"kler-head`ed (?) , a. Having a head like a buckler.

Buckling <Xpage=188>

Buc"kling (?) , a. Wavy; curling, as hair.

Latham.

Buckra <Xpage=188>

Buck"ra (?) , n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." J . L . Wilson .] A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.

Buckra <Xpage=188>

Buck"ra , a. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam .

Buckram <Xpage=188>

Buck"ram (?) , n. [OE. bokeram , bougeren , OF. boqueran , F. bougran , MHG. buckeram , LL. buchiranus , boquerannus , fr. MHG. boc , G. bock , goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan , by transposing the letter r . See Buck , Barracan .] 1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.

&hand; Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc.

Beck (Draper's Dict. ).

2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson .

Dr. Prior.

Buckram <Xpage=188>

Buck"ram , a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit .

2. Stiff; precise. " Buckram dames."

Brooke.

Buckram <Xpage=188>

Buck"ram , v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.

Cowper.

Buck's-horn <Xpage=188>

Buck's"-horn` (?) , n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn ( Plantago Coronopus ); also, Lobelia coronopifolia .

Buckshot <Xpage=188>

Buck"shot` (?) , n. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.

Buckskin <Xpage=188>

Buck"skin` (?) , n. 1. The skin of a buck.

2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the buckskins claw, man. Burns.

4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin.

I have alluded to his buckskin . Thackeray.

Buckstall <Xpage=188>

Buck"stall` (?) , n. A toil or net to take deer.

Buckthorn <Xpage=188>

Buck"thorn` (?) , n. (Bot.) A genus ( Rhamnus ) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus .

Sea buckthorn , a plant of the genus Hippopha\'89 .

Bucktooth <Xpage=188>

Buck"tooth` (?) , n. Any tooth that juts out.

When he laughed, two white buckteeth protruded. Thackeray.

Buckwheat <Xpage=188>

Buck"wheat` (?) , n. [ Buck a beech tree + wheat ; akin to D. boekweit , G. buchweizen .] 1. (Bot.) A plant ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.

2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.

Bucolic <Xpage=188>

Bu*col"ic (?) , a. [L. bucolicus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ cowherd, herdsman; <?/ ox + (perh.) <?/ race horse; cf. Skr. kal to drive: cf. F. bucolique . See Cow the animal.] Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

Bucolic <Xpage=188>

Bu*col"ic , n. [L. Bucolic\'93n po\'89ma.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil .

Dryden.

Bucolical <Xpage=188>

Bu*col"ic*al (?) , a. Bucolic.

Bucranium <Xpage=188>

Bu*cra"ni*um (?) , n. ; pl. L. Bucrania (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.

Bud <Xpage=188>

Bud (?) , n. [OE. budde ; cf. D. bot , G. butze , butz , the core of a fruit, bud, LG. butte in hage butte , hain butte , a hip of the dog-rose, or OF. boton , F. bouton , bud, button, OF. boter to bud, push; all akin to E. beat . See Button .] 1. (Bot.) A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower.