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bab_at_the_bouster, bab_at_the_bowster, babbity, babbity_bowster, booster, booster, boulster, boulster, bouster, bouster, bowster,
bowster [ˈbʌustər]
also bouster [I.Sh. ˈbustər]
n. A bolster. A pillow.
v. To bolster.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bab at the bowster: A dance.
boisterous, boust$rous, bousterous, bowsterous, bowstrous,
bowsterous [ˈbʌust(ə)rəs]
adj. Boisterous, fierce, rowdy.
boot, boult, bout, bowlt, bowlted, bowt, bowte, bowtit,
bowt [bʌut]
n. A bolt or shaft. A sudden spring, forcible action.
v. To spring, rise with hasty movement. Of liquid: to well up.
pt. pp. bowtit
boax, boaxie, boaxin, bocks, box, boxie, boxin, boxwid, boxy,
box [bɔks, boks]
n. A box.
dim. boxie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
boxin [ˈbɔksɪn, ˈboksɪn]: Boxing, wainscoating.
boxwid: Boxwood Buxus sempervirens.
in the same box: In the same situation or position.
b$y, b$ys, beuy, beuys, bhoy, bhoys, biy, biyagie, biygie, biys, boay, boays, boy, boyach, boyagie, boygie, boykie, boyoch, boys, buey, bueys, buiy, buiys, buoy, buoys,
boy [boi]
n. A boy, also applied to a man, an apprentice.
dim. MN. boyoch, NN.b. boyagie
pl. boys
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
boys oh boys: U. A mild exclamation of amazement or surprise. See also boys oh dear.
the boy: A term of commendation and praise.
boytach, boytoch,
boytach [ˈboitəx]
n. A bunch or bundle.
brace,
brace [bres, brɛs]
n. A band of stonework or wood etc. used to support a structure. A fireplace, a mantelpiece, mantleshelf, a chimney made of straw and clay. A guard for the wrist, a strap, thong belt.
pl. braces
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
embrace: To clasp in the arms.
brachen, brachens, bracken, brackens, brakem, breakin, brechan, brechans, breckan, breckans, breckem, brecken,
brachen [ˈbraxən, brɛxən]
n. Bracken. A larger species of fern such as Pteridium aquilinum.
pl. brachens ferns.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
leddy brachen: S. SW. The lady fern Athyrium filix-femina.
ryal brachens: The royal fern Osmunda regalis.
brachle, brauchle,
brachle [braxl]
v. To move noisily.
brack, brackie-bree, bracky-bree, brak, brakie-bree, braky-bree, saatbrack, sautbrack, saut-brack,
brack [brak]
n. Brine.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
saut-brack: I.Sh. The spray and foam from breaking surge.
bracky-bree: The sea.

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