BONDSMAN
BONDS'MAN, noun [bond and man.] A slave.1. A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BONDSWOMAN
BONDS'WOMAN,BOND'-WOMAN, noun [bond and woman.] A woman slave.
BONDUC
BON'DUC, noun A species of Guilandina, or nickar tree, the yellow nickar, a climbing plant, a native of the West Indies, bearing a pod containing two hard seeds of the size of a...
BONE
BONE, noun1. A firm hard substance of a dull white color, composing some part of the frame of an animal body. The bones of an animal support all the softer parts, as the flesh a...
BONE-ACE
BO'NE-ACE, noun [bone and ace.] A game at cards, in which he who has the highest card turned up to him, wins the bone, that is, one half the state.
BONE-ACHE
BO'NE-ACHE, noun Pain in the bones.
BONE-SET
BO'NE-SET, verb transitive [bone and set.] To set a dislocated bone; to unite broken bones.BO'NE-SET, noun A plant, the thorough-wort, a species of Eupatorium.
BONE-SETTER
BO'NE-SETTER, noun [bone and set.] One whose occupation is to set, and restore broken and dislocated bones.
BONE-SETTING
BO'NE-SETTING, noun That branch of surgery which consists in replacing broken and luxated bones; the practice of setting bones.
BONE-SPAVIN
BO'NE-SPAVIN, noun [bone and spavin.] A bony excrescence, or hard swelling, on the inside of the hock of a horse's leg; usually cured by blistering and firing, or caustic blisters.
BONED
BO'NED, participle passive Deprived of bones, as in cookery.BO'NEDadjective Having bones; used in composition; as high-boned; strong-boned.
BONELACAE
BO'NELACAE, noun [bone and lace.] A lace made of linen thread, so called because made with bobbins of bone, or for its stiffness.
BONELESS
BO'NELESS, adjective Without bones; wanting bones; as boneless gums.
BONETTA
BONET'TA, noun A sea fish.
BONFIRE
BON'FIRE, noun A fire made as an expression of public joy and exultation.
BONGRACE
BON'GRACE, noun A covering for the forehead.
BONIFY
BO'NIFY, verb transitive To convert into good. [Not used.]
BONITO
BONITO, noun A fish of the tunny kind, growing to the length of three feet, and found on the American coast, and in the tropical climates. It has a greenish back, and a white si...
BONMOT
BON'MOT, noun A jest; a witty repartee. This word is not anglicized, and may be pronounced bomo.
BONNET
BON'NET, noun1. A covering for the head, in common use before the introduction of hats. The word, as now used, signifies a cover for the head, worn by females, close at the side...
BONNET-PEPPER
BON'NET-PEPPER, noun A species of Capsicum, or guinea pepper.
BONNIBEL
BON'NIBEL, noun A handsome girl.
BONNILASS
BON'NILASS, noun A beautiful girl.
BONNILY
BON'NILY, adverb Gayly; handsomely; plumply.
BONNINESS
BON'NINESS, noun Gayety; handsomeness; plumpness. [Little used.]
BONNY
BON'NY, adjective [Latin bonus.]1. Handsome; beautiful.Till bonny Susan sped across the plain.2. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.Blithe and bonny3. In familiar language...
BONNY-CLABBER
BON'NY-CLABBER, noun A word used in Ireland for sour buttermilk.It is used, in America, for any milk that is turned or become thick in the process of souring, and applied only t...