BUCKWHEAT
BUCK'WHEAT, noun A plant and a species of grain; called also brank. It belongs to the genus polygonum, or knot-grass. It is cultivated as food for beasts, and the flour is much ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BUCOLIC
BUCOL'IC, adjective [Gr. a herdsman; pastoral; Latin buculus, an ox; bucolicus, pertaining to cattle, pastoral.]Pastoral; relating to country affairs and to a shepherd's life an...
BUD
BUD, noun [Gr. to plant or beget.] A gem; the shoot of a plant; a small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves or a flower. I...
BUDDED
BUD'DED, participle passive Put forth in buds; inoculated.
BUDDHISM
BUD'DHISM, noun The doctrines of the Buddhists in Asia.
BUDDING
BUD'DING, participle present tense Putting forth buds; inoculating.
BUDDLE
BUD'DLE, noun In mining, a large square frame of board, used in washing tin ore.BUD'DLE, verb intransitive Among miners, to wash ore.
BUDGE
BUDGE, verb transitive To move off; to stir; to wag. In America, wag is much used as equivalent to budge; but the use of both words is vulgar.BUDGE, noun The dressed skin or fur...
BUDGE-BACHELORS
BUDGE-BACHELORS, a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with lamb's fur, who accompany the Lord Mayor of London at his inauguration.
BUDGE-BARREL
BUDGE-BARREL, noun A small barrel with only one head; on the other end, a piece of leather is nailed, which is drawn together upon strings like a purse. It is used for carrying ...
BUDGENESS
BUDGENESS, noun Sternness; severity. [Not used.]
BUDGER
BUDG'ER, noun One who moves or stirs from his place.
BUDGET
BUDG'ET, noun1. A bag; a little sack, with its contents. Hence, a stock or store; as a budget of inventions.2. The papers respecting the finances of the British nation.To open t...
BUDGY
BUDG'Y, adjective Consisting of fur. [Not used.]
BUDLET
BUD'LET, noun [from bud.] A little bud springing from a parent bud.We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are...
BUFF
BUFF, noun [contracted from buffalo, or buffskin.]1. Buffskin; a sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like shammy. It is used for making ban...
BUFFALO
BUFF'ALO, noun [Latin bubalus.] The Bubalus, a species of the bovine genus, originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the Eastern Continent. It is ...
BUFFEL
BUFF'EL, noun Buffel's head duck, anas bucephala, a bird with a short blue bill, and a head whose apparent size is greatly increased by the fullness of its feathers, found in wi...
BUFFET
BUFF'ET, noun A cupboard, or set of shelves, for plates, glass, china and other like furniture. It was formerly and is still in some parts of the country, an apartment erected o...
BUFFETED
BUFF'ETED, participle passive Struck; beaten. l Cor.4.11. l Pet.2.20.
BUFFETER
BUFF'ETER, noun One who buffets; a boxer.
BUFFETING
BUFF'ETING, participle present tense Striking with the hand; boxing; contending against.BUFF'ETING, noun A striking with the hand.1. Contention; attack; opposition.He seems to h...
BUFFIN
BUFF'IN, noun A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
BUFFLE
BUFF'LE, noun The buffalo.BUFF'LE, verb intransitive To puzzle; to be at a loss.This is probably the same word as baffle.
BUFFLE-HEAD
BUFF'LE-HEAD, noun [buffle and head.] One who has a large head.
BUFFLE-HEADED
BUFF'LE-HEADED, adjective Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; foolish.
BUFFON
BUFF'ON, noun The Numidian crane, an African fowl.