BUBULCA
BUBUL'CA, noun A flat fresh-water fish, of a circular form and a silvery color.
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BUCANEER
BUCANEE'R,BUCANIE'R, noun Primarily, a buccaneer is said to one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settle...
BUCANIER
BUCANIE'R, n. Primarily, a buccaneer is said to one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settlers in Haiti ...
BUCAO
BUCA'O, noun A species of owl, in the Philippine isles, of a beautiful plumage, and size of a peacock, but remarkable for a hideous nocturnal scream.
BUCCAL
BUC'CAL, adjective [Latin bucca, the cheek.] Pertaining to the cheek. The buccal glands are the small glands of the mouth, under the cheek, which secrete saliva.
BUCCELLATION
BUCCELLA'TION, noun [Latin buccella, buccea, a mouthful.]The act of breaking into large pieces.
BUCCINITE
BUC'CINITE, noun Fossil remains or petrifactions of the shells called buccinum.
BUCENTAUR
BUCENT'AUR, noun The state barge of Venice.
BUCEPHALUS
BUCEPH'ALUS, noun An animal of the gazelle tribe, of the size of a hind.
BUCEROS
BU'CEROS, noun The hornbill or Indian raven; a genus of birds, common in the East Indies.
BUCHOLZITE
BUCH'OLZITE, noun A newly discovered mineral, whose colors are white and black, appearing in spots.
BUCK
BUCK, noun Lye in which clothes are soaked in the operation of bleaching; the liquor in which clothes are washed.1. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed in lye.BUCK, verb trans...
BUCKBEAN
BUCK'BEAN, noun This is properly bogbean, which see.
BUCKED
BUCK'ED, participle passive Soaked in lye.
BUCKET
BUCK'ET, noun1. The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well; it is nearly in the form of a pail.2. A vessel or pail used at sea to draw water up at the side of a ship, for ...
BUCKING
BUCK'ING, participle present tense Soaking in lye, in the process of bleaching; washing.BUCK'ING, noun The act or process of soaking cloth in lye for bleaching; also, the lye or...
BUCKING-STOOL
BUCK'ING-STOOL, noun A washing block.
BUCKLE
BUCK'LE, noun1. An instrument made of some kind of metal, for fastening together certain parts of dress, as the straps and bands, as in a harness. The forms are various, but it ...
BUCKLER
BUCK'LER, noun A kind of shield, or piece of defensive armor, anciently used in war. It was composed of wood, or wickers woven together, covered with skin or leather, fortified ...
BUCKLER-THORN
BUCK'LER-THORN, noun Christ's thorn.
BUCKMAST
BUCK'MAST, noun [buck, that is, beach, and mast.] The mast or fruit of the beach tree.
BUCKRAM
BUCK'RAM, noun A coarse linen cloth, stiffened with glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover cloths, and other merchandize.BUCK'RAM, a...
BUCKRAMS
BUCK'RAMS, noun The same as wild garlic.
BUCKSHORN
BUCKS'HORN, noun [buck and horn.] A plant, a species of Plantago, or plantain, called coronopus.The warted buckshorn is a species of Cochlearia, or scurvy grass.
BUCKSKIN
BUCK'SKIN, noun The skin of a buck. As an adjective, made of leather prepared from the skin of a buck.
BUCKSTALL
BUCK'STALL, noun [buck and stall.] A toil or net to take deer.
BUCKTHORN
BUCK'THORN, noun [buck and thorn.] A genus of plants, called Rhamnus, of many species. The common purging buck-thorn grows to the height of 12 or 14 feet, and bears a black berr...