English Dictionary: Bob Woodward | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beefeater \Beef"eat`er\, n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hl[be]f[?]ta servant, properly a loaf eater.] 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. 2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England. 3. (Zo[94]l.) An African bird of the genus {Buphaga}, which feeds on the larv[91] of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known. | |
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Bepowder \Be*pow"der\, v. t. To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder. | |
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Bibitory \Bib"i*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling. | |
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{Booby hatch} (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. {Booby hut}, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. {Booby hutch}, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England. --Forby. {Booby trap}, a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened. | |
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Buffeter \Buf"fet*er\, n. One who buffets; a boxer. --Jonson. | |
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By-bidder \By"-bid`der\, n. One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles. [U.S.] |