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bodge, botch,
botch [botʃ]
n. An angry tumour.
n. An angry tumour.
boan, bothan,
bothan [ˈbɔθən, Gael. ˈbɔhan]
n. A hut, a shack, an unlicensed drinking house or hut of dubious legality.
n. A hut, a shack, an unlicensed drinking house or hut of dubious legality.
bathie, bathy, boothie, bothie, bothy,
bothy [ˈbɔθɪ, ˈboθɪ, ˈbaθɪ]
n. A small cottage or hut.
v. To accommodate in a bothy.
n. A small cottage or hut.
v. To accommodate in a bothy.
baddle, battle, battle, bo$le, boa$le, boatil, boatle, boattle, bottle, bottler, bottlie, buttle, spörin_bottle, spuirin_bottle,
bottle [bɔtl, botl]
n. A bottle.
dim. bottlie
n. A bottle.
dim. bottlie
Compounds and phrases etc.
bottler: MN. The bluebottle fly Calliphora vomitoria.
soukin-bottle: A baby's bottle.
speirin bottle, I.Sh. spuirin bottle: Whisky used as a conractual or marriage lubricant.
sweetie bottle: A sweet jar.
soukin-bottle: A baby's bottle.
speirin bottle, I.Sh. spuirin bottle: Whisky used as a conractual or marriage lubricant.
sweetie bottle: A sweet jar.
baddle, battle, battle, bo$le, bo$ull, boatil, boatle, boattle, bottle, buttle,
bottle [bɔtl, botl, bʌtl, batl]
n. A bundle of straw, a sheaf.
v. To bundle up hay or straw for fodder.
n. A bundle of straw, a sheaf.
v. To bundle up hay or straw for fodder.
boattom, boddam, bodden, boddim, boddom, boddom-lier, boddum, bodom, bothim, bothom, bothum, bottom, bottom-lier, botum, buddem, buddum,
bottom [bɔtm, botm, bɔdm, bodm SW. bʌdm]
n. The bottom of anything, the buttocks, A thorough cleaning.
n. The bottom of anything, the buttocks, A thorough cleaning.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bottom lier [-laeːr]: SW. A large trout (that lies at the bottom of rivers etc.), usually Salmo trutta.
boo, boohoose, booin, booman, boos, booshoose, boo-stane, boo-sten, bou, bouhoose, bouhous, bouin, bouman, bous, bou-stane, bow, bowe, bowes, bowhoose, bowin, bowman, bows, bull, bulls, steelboo, steelbou, steelbow, steelbowe, steilbow,
bou [buː, S. bʌu]
n. A stock or herd of cattle. A term used to denote a farmhouse or village.
pl. bous
n. A stock or herd of cattle. A term used to denote a farmhouse or village.
pl. bous
Compounds and phrases etc.
bouhoose: A cattle shed, pl. bouhooses.
bouin: A lease of cattle and land.
bouman: The man in charge of cattle, a tenant.
bou-stane: I. An earthfast stone in the foundation of a building.
steelbou [stil-]: A land-tenancy whereby a the stock, equipment and grain etc. provided by a landlord should be returned in equivalent quantity at the end of the lease.
bouin: A lease of cattle and land.
bouman: The man in charge of cattle, a tenant.
bou-stane: I. An earthfast stone in the foundation of a building.
steelbou [stil-]: A land-tenancy whereby a the stock, equipment and grain etc. provided by a landlord should be returned in equivalent quantity at the end of the lease.
bo$d, boo, boo$d, boo$t, bood, booed, booet, booin, boos, boot, boowed, bou, bou$d, boud, boued, bou-end, bouin, bous, bow, bow$t, bowe, bowes, bows, po-en, pooen,
bou [buː, S. bʌu, NN. puː]
n. A bow. The bow of a boat.
pl. bous
v. To bow, bend.
pt. pp. boued [buːd, buːt, S. bʌud]
n. A bow. The bow of a boat.
pl. bous
v. To bow, bend.
pt. pp. boued [buːd, buːt, S. bʌud]
Compounds and phrases etc.
beck and bou: To bow and scrape, curry favour.
bou-backit: Hump-backed.
boued twafauld: Bent over.
bou-end: The first net shot after the buoy from a herring-boat.
bouin: Bowing, bending
bou-backit: Hump-backed.
boued twafauld: Bent over.
bou-end: The first net shot after the buoy from a herring-boat.
bouin: Bowing, bending
bo, bokey, boo, boody, booky, boos, bou, bous, bow, bows, pou, pous,
bou [buː]
also bo [boː]
n. A child's word for a louse.
pl. bous
also bo [boː]
n. A child's word for a louse.
pl. bous
booch, boogh, bouch,
bouch [U. bux]
n. A slap, a punch, a thump, a heavy blow.
n. A slap, a punch, a thump, a heavy blow.