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| bangs them a'(1) | beats them all
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| Bangs them a’ |
Beats them all (N.E.England)
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| Banker(1) | A labourer who makes banks of earth, ditches, etc.
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| Bankers(1) | Banker: A labourer who makes banks of earth, ditches, etc.
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| bank¹ | Pit bank - the heaps of coal at the pit head.
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| Barley Bree(1) | Bree - Broth, juice, liquor in which anything has been steeped or boiled, or which flows from it. barley-bree: malt liquor.[OED]. The On-line Scottish Dictionary (http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/search_scots.asp) gives Baurley-Bree as juice of the barley, whisky.
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| bar¹ | A shallow sand bar across the entrance of a harbour https://www.nrc.govt.nz/maritime/safe-boating1/bar-harbours/
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| bate(1) | take away, may be a contraction of "rebate".
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| Bated² | Fined (N.W.England)
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| Bated¹ | took refreshement (N.W.England)
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| beak¹ | A magistrate or justice of the peace [OED]
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| beam² | The wooden roller or cylinder in a loom, on which the warp is wound before weaving; also called fore-beam, yarn-beam, yarn-roll beam. The similar roller on which the cloth is wound as it is woven; also called back-beam, breast-beam, cloth-beam. [OED] |
| beam¹ | Part of the chassis pf a locomotive. It runs across the width of the vehicle to form a rigid structure. In this case probably the buffer beam (also known as the headstock) at the front of the locomotive. Reference:
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| bear's_grease¹ | The fat of the bear, used especially in medical and cosmetic preparations [OED] The website Victorian London says that 'In hairdressers' windows and over barbers' shops notices relating to bears' grease were perpetually seen, such as, "Bears' grease fresh this week"; "Bears' grease personally prepared" ; "Try our special Bears' grease." And less frequently, "We kill a bear this week." In the 1850s it was an article of faith that bears' fat nourished the scalp' and hair. http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications5/londoners-10.htm
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| bearing the market |
Selling stock for delivery at a future date, in the expectation that meanwhile prices will fall, and he will be able to buy in at a lower rate what he has contracted to deliver (Stock Exchange Usage) See Bear [OED].
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| bears_the_sway¹ | Overshadows all others; is paid most attention too. [OED]
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| bear¹ | Bear: one who sells stock for delivery at a future date, in the expectation that meanwhile prices will fall, and he will be able to buy in at a lower rate what he has contracted to deliver (Stock Exchange Usage) [OED].
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| Beauty’s Queen |
Probably a reference to Fair Oriana, Beauty’s Queen, a song from ‘The Triumphs of Oriana’ 1601 John Hilton.
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| beaver² | Beaver: A hat made of beaver's fur, or some imitation of it; formerly worn by both sexes, but chiefly by men. [OED] |
| Beaver¹ | Beaver: A top hat made of beaver-fur felt
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