BEZONIAN, a beggarly fcoundrel. Ital. Bisognofo. worn by A BILBERRY, the fruit of a small fhrub, of a blue colour. BILBO, like a good Bilbo Vol. 1. 228. a fword-blade of Bilbo which will bend almost round in a circle without mb of breaking. BISSON or BEESEN, blear-eyed, A BLANK, Vol. 4. 97. a white or mark to thoot at. Fr. Blanc. 4y To BLENCH, to boggle or turn afide with fear. H To BOLT or BOULT, to fift as they do Meal thro' a fieve. To BOLTER, as Blood-bolter'd, Vol. 8, 116. to welter, to wallow. Fr. Veaultrer. Lat. Volutare. A BOMBARD or BUMBARD, Vol. 1. 30. a Mortarpiece or great Gun. Fr. Bombarde: but in other places, as Vol. 5. 41. and Vol. 6. 357. the word is used for a drinking veffel: and there is still in ufe in the Norther parts of England a kind of flagon without a Cover and of the fame bignefs from top to bottom which retains the name of a Gun. A BORNE, a limit or boundary. Fr. Borne. This hath hath been falfely printed Bourn, which fignifies another thing, namely a book or ftream of water. A BOW, Vol. 3. 47. a Yoke. A BRACH. The Italian word Bracco, from which this is derived, is understood to fignify any kind of Beagle, Hound or fetting Dog: but Jo. Caius, in his book of British Dogs, fays that with us it most properly belongs to Bitches of the hunting kind, and in that fenfe Shakt Spear ufes it. To BRACK, Vol. 1. 9. to falt. It is ftill ufed as an adjective in Lincolnfpire and the northern Counties: and Brackif is retained in ufe every where, BRAID or BREID, Vol. 3. 201. bred, of a breed, of a certain turn of temper and conditions from the breed: a Scotch and North Country Word. A BRAKE, Vol. 1. 85. and 90. a Thicket or Cover. A A BRIEF, Vol. 3, 176. any Process or Order iffuing from the King. BROACHED, Vol. 5. 247. fpitted, thruft through with a fpit. Fr. Brochée A BROCH or BROOCH or BROWCH, an Ornament of Gold worn fometimes about the Neck, and fometimes about the Arm. A BROCK, Vol. 3. 258. a Badger. To BROOCH, Vol. 7. 323. to adorn. BROGUES, the fhoes or pumps which are worn by the Irish Peafants. To BUDGE or BODGE, Vol. 6. 105. to give way, to ftir, to quit a place. Fr. Bouger. A BURGONET, Vol. 6. 85. a fteel Cap, worn for the defence of the Head in battle. Fr. Bourguinotte. BUSKY or BOSKY, Woody: from the old French word Bofe, of which Bosquet now in ufe is a diminutive. C A CADE, Vol. 6. 64. A Cafk. Lat. Cadus: alfo when joined to the name of any beaft it fignifies tame, brought up by band. CADIS, Vol. 4. 56. a Galloon or binding made of Worsted: a French word. CALIVER, the diameter or bore of a Gun: thence fometimes the Gun It felf. Fr. Calibre. A CALLAT. This word has two fignifications: fometimes a fcold and fometimes a lewd drab. A CANTLE, Vol. 5. 46. a divifion or fegment of Land, or other thing. Ital. Cantone. Fr. Canton. A CANZONET, Vol. 2. 306. a fong, a ditty. Ital. Canzonetta. CAPPOCHIA, Vol. 8. 200. a Fool. An Italian word. A CARACK, Vol. 2. 105. a huge Ship of Burthen, ufed by the Spaniards and Portuguefe. Ital. Caracca. CARACTS, Vol. 2. 65. Characters. A CARKANET, a necklace. Fr. Carcan. CARRAT, the Weight which diftinguishes the fineness of A A CASK, Vol. 8, 37, an Helmets Fr. Cafque. CATAIAN, Vol. 1. 201. Cataia is a Country on the North of China, which, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, was reported by the first Voyagers thither to be rich in Gold Ore, and upon that encouragement many Perfons were perfuaded to adventure great fums of Money in fitting out Ships thither, as for a moft gainful trade; but it prov'd to be a notorious deceit and falfhood: shence Catalan ftands for one of no credit. CATLINGS, Vol. 8. 197, fmall firings for mufical Inftruments made of Cat-gut. CAUTEL, Vol. 9. 98. an ill defigning Craft in order to enfnare. So CAUTELOUS, Vol. 7. 136. Crafty, Cunning, Deceitful, So is the French Cauteleux always used in a bad fenfe, dangerously artificial. VTX A CEARMENT, Vol. 9. 102. the wrapping of an enbalmed Body. Ital. Ceramento. A CENSER, Vol. 5.-167. A plate or difh, in which they burnt Incenfe, and at the bottom of which was ufually reprefented in rude carving the figure of fome Saint. Fr. Encenfoir. CHARNECO, Vol. 6. 33. This feems to have been a cant word for fome ftrong liquor, which was apt to bring drunken Fellows to the Stocks, fince in Spanish Charnie gos is a term ufed for the Stocks, Beaum. and Flufe the fame word in the Play, Wit without money. CHAWDRON, Vol. 8. 114. a difh of meat ftill used in the northern parts of England, made of the Entrails of a Calf. 7 A CHEVRIL, a Kid. Fr. Chevreau. ་་ A CHEWET, Vol, 5. 71. a Pie or Magpie. Fr. Chouette or Cheuette. A CHIOPPINE, Vol. 9. 123. a thick piece of cork, bound about with Tin or Silver, worn by the Women in Spain at the bottom of their fhoes to make them appear taller. Span. Chapin. A CHOUGH or CORNISH CHOUGH, a bird, which frequents the Rocks by the Sea-fide, moft like to a Jack daw, but bigger. CINQUE CINQUE-PACE, a grave dance so called. Fr. Cinque pas. A CITAL, Vol. 5. 76. a Recital. To CLEPE, to call. COBLOAF, Vol. 8. 165. a mishapen loaf of bread, run out in the baking into lumps and protuberancies. COCKLE, a Weed in Corn. To COCKLE, to fhrink, to wrinkle up. A COCKNEY, one born and bred in the City, and ignorant of all things out of it. COIGNE or COIN, a Corner. Fr. Coin. To CON, to learn, to know, to understand. To con thanks means the fame as to give thanks, being to be reckon'd a' particular phrafe, and indeed a Græcifm, xági olda. To CONVENT, Vol. 3. 294. to concur, to be fuitable. Lat. Convenire, To CONVINCE, to overcome, in which fenfe the Latin word Convinco is used fometimes. To CONVIVE,» to feaft together. Lat. Convivère. COPATAIN, Vol. 3. 139. high raifed, pointed: from Coppe, the top or point of any thing. To COPE, to encounter, alfo, Vol. 9. 63. to inveft one's felf with, as with a Cope or Mantle. A COROLLARY, Vol. 1. 46. an over-meafure in any -thing, or a furplus thrown in. Fr. Corellaire. Lat. Corollarium. A COSIER, Vol. 3. 249. a Botcher: from the old French Coufer, to few. L To COURB, Vol. 9. 150. to bend. Fr. Courber.. To COWER, to fink or fquat down. Ital. Covare, Fr. Couver To CRASH, Vol. 9. 15. to be merry over: a Crash being a word ftill used in fome Countries for a merry bout. To CRAVEN, Vol. 8. 281. to make recreant or cowardly. A CRESSET, Vol. 5. 44. a great light fet upon a beacon, light-houfe or watch-tower: from the French word Croi fette, a little Crofs, because the beacons anciently had croffes on the top of them. CRISP, Vol. 750. glittering or making things glitter, in which fenfe the verb crifpare in Latin is fometimes ufed. It also fignifies curled from the Latin Crifpus. A CROAN, Vol. 4. 31. an old toothlefs Sheep: thence an old Woman. CUISSES, Vol. 5. 63. Armour for the thighs. Fr. Cuif farts. A CULLION, a Fool, a dull ftupid Cuddon. Ital. Coglione. A CUTTLE, Vol. 5. 117. in its proper fenfe is a Seafish, which by throwing out a black juice like Ink fouls the Water and fo escapes the fifher. Hence by metaphor it is ufed to fignify a foul-mouth'd fellow. CURFEU, the eight o' clock bell. Fr. Couvre feu. D To DAFFE, to put by, to turn afide with flight and neglect. DANK, moist, damp. TO DARRAIGN, Vol. 6. 116. to range, or put in order. Fr. Arranger. A DECK of Cards, the fame as a Pack, A DEEM, Vol. 8. 204. a fuppofition, a surmise. To DEFEND, Vol. 9. 205. to forbid. Fr. Defendre. DEFTLY, Nimbly, brifkly. DEFT, nimble, ready, neat, fpruce. To DERACINATE, to eradicate, to root up. Fr. De raciner. DEWBERRIES, Vol. 1. 89. ftrictly and properly are the fruit of one of the fpecies of wild Bramble called the creeping or the leffer Bramble: but as they ftand here among the more delicate fruits they must be understood to mean Rafberries which are alfo of the Bramble-kind. A DIBBLE, an Inftrument with which Gardeners make holes in the Earth. To DIET, to limit, to controul, to prefcribe to. To DISCANDY, to diffolve, to melt, to thaw. To DOFF, to put off. DRAFF, Vol. 5. 65. Wash for Hogs. To DRUMBLE, Vol. 1. 221. to drone, to be fluggish Ital. Dormigliare. DULCET, |