BLOBER
BLO'BER, n. A bubble; pronounced by the common people in America, blubber, It is a legitimate word, but not elegant.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BLOCK
BLOCK, noun1. A heavy piece of timber or wood, usually with one plain surface; or it is rectangular, and rather thick than long.2. Any mass of matter with an extended surface; a...
BLOCK-TIN
BLOCK'-TIN, noun [block and tin.] Tin which is pure, unmixed, and unwrought.
BLOCKADE
BLOCKA'DE, noun The siege of a place, formed by surrounding it with hostile troops or ships, or by posting them at all the avenues, to prevent escape, and hinder supplies of pro...
BLOCKADED
BLOCKA'DED, participle passive Shut up or inclosed by an enemy.
BLOCKADING
BLOCKA'DING, participle present tense Besieging by a blockade.
BLOCKHEAD
BLOCK'HEAD, noun [block and head.] A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
BLOCKHEADED
BLOCK'HEADED, adjective Stupid; dull.
BLOCKHEADLY
BLOCK'HEADLY, adjective Like a blockhead.
BLOCKHOUSE
BLOCK'HOUSE, noun [block and house.] A house or fortress, erected to block up a pass, and defend against the entrance of an enemy.
BLOCKISH
BLOCK'ISH, adjective Stupid; dull; deficient in understanding.
BLOCKISHLY
BLOCK'ISHLY, adverb In a stupid manner.
BLOCKISHNESS
BLOCK'ISHNESS, noun Stupidity; dullness.
BLOCKLIKE
BLOCK'LIKE, adjective Like a block; stupid.
BLOMARY
BLO'MARY, noun [See Bloom, a mass if iron.] The first forge through which iron passes, after it is melted from the ore.
BLONKET
BLONK'ET, adjective Gray. [Not used.]
BLOOD
BLOOD, noun1. The fluid which circulates through the arteries and veins of the human body, and of other animals, which is essential to the preservation of life. This fluid is ge...
BLOOD-BESPOTTED
BLOOD-BESPOT'TED, adjective Spotted with blood.
BLOOD-BOLTERED
BLOOD-BOLTERED, adjective [blood and bolter.] Sprinkled with blood. [Not used.]
BLOOD-CONSUMING
BLOOD-CONSU'MING, adjective Wasting the blood.
BLOOD-FROZEN
BLOOD-FROZEN, adjective Having the blood chilled.
BLOOD-HOT
BLOOD-HOT, adjective [blood and hot.] As warm as blood in its natural temperature.
BLOOD-HOUND
BLOOD-HOUND, noun [blood and hound.] A species of canis or dog, with long, smooth and pendulous ears, remarkable for the acuteness of its smell, and employed to recover game whi...
BLOOD-LET
BLOOD-LET, verb transitive To bleed; to let blood.
BLOOD-LETTER
BLOOD'-LETTER, noun One who lets blood, as in diseases; a phlebotomist.
BLOOD-ROOT
BLOOD'-ROOT, noun A plant so named from its color; a species of sanguinaria, called also puccoon, turmeric and red root.
BLOOD-SUCKER
BLOOD'-SUCKER, noun [blood and suck.] Any animal that sucks blood, as a leech, a fly, etc. A cruel man; a murderer.BLOOD'-SUCKING, adjective That sucks or draws blood.