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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Bär'gain, n. p. 109An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds…Bär'gain, v. i. p. 109To make a contract or conclusive agreement for the transfer of property; to agree. So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak.Bär'gain, v. t. p. 109To transfer for a consideration; as, A bargained away his farm;—a popular use of the word.Bär-gain-ee', n. p. 109(Law.) The party in a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone.Bär'gāin-er, n. p. 109The party in a contract who stipulates to sell and convey property to another.Bär'gain-ôr, n. p. 109(Law.) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another. Jacobs.Bärge, n. p. 109A pleasure-boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished, and decorated with flags and streamers. 2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship’s barge; a…Bärge'-bōard, n. p. 109(Arch.) An inclined projecting board placed at the gable of a building, and hiding the horizontal timbers of the roof. Gwilt.Bärge'-coüp/le, n. p. 109(Arch.) One of two beams mortised the one into the other, to strengthen the building. Gwilt.Bärge'-cōurse, n. p. 109(Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. Gwilt.Bärge'-man, n. p. 109The man who manages a barge.Bärge'-mås'ter, n. p. 109The proprietor of a barge, conveying goods for hire. Blackstone.Bär'ger, n. p. 109The manager of a barge. [Obs.]Bär'-gown, n. p. 109A lawyer's gown in England.Bă'ri-a, n. p. 109(Min.) Baryta. See BARYTA.Bā-ril'la, n. p. 109(Bot.) A sea-shore or maritime plant (Salsola soda) from which soda is made, by burning it in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. Loudon. 2. (Com.) (a.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an…Bär'il-let, n. p. 109A little cask, or something resembling one. Smart.Bär'-ī/ron, n. p. 109Iron in long pieces, hammered or rolled out of puddle-balls, which have been made out of pigs in a puddling-furnace or forge.Bär'i-tōne, a. & n. p. 109See BARYTONE.Bä'ri-üm, n. p. 109The metallic basis of baryta or baria, which is an oxide of barium. [Barytum is the legitimate word.] ☞ Baryta and the other compounds of this element are remarkable for being much heavier than…Bärk, n. p. 109The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark.Bärk, v. t. p. 109To strip the bark from; to peel. 2. To cover or inclose with bark; as to bark the roof of a hut.Bärk, n. p. 109The noise made by a dog.Bärk, v. i. p. 109To make the explosive noise of dogs and other canines. “The dog loud barking.” Wordsworth. 2. To pursue or annoy with continued vociferation or importunity; to clamor. Therefore they bark, and say…Bärk or Bärque, n. p. 109(Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her fore and main masts rigged as a ship, and her mizzen as a schooner. Totten. 2. Any small vessel. “That fatal and perfidious bark.” Milton. “An armed barque.”…Bärk'-bĕd, n. p. 109A hotbed formed beneath of tanner's bark. Booth.Bärk'-bound, a. p. 109Having the bark too firm or close, as is sometimes the case with trees.Bärk'er, n. p. 109One who barks or clamors unreasonably. B. Jonson. 2. One who strips trees of their bark. Shak. 3. One who stands at the doors of shops to urge passers-by to make purchases. [Eng.] Ogilvie.Bärk'er's Mill p. 109An early form of vertical recoil water wheel, in which the water moves the wheel from which it issues by its reaction or counter-pressure as it issues from the orifices.Bärk'er-y, n. p. 109A tan-house. Booth.Bărk'-galled, a. p. 109Having the bark galled, as with thorns.Bärk'ing-ī/rons, n. pl. p. 109Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner.Bärk'less, a. p. 109Destitute of bark. Drayton.Bärk'-louse, n. p. 109An insect of the genus Aphis, that infests the bark of trees. Gardner.Bärk'-pit, n. p. 109A pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. Booth.Bärk'-stōve, n. p. 109A glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark, or other fermentable matter, which produces a moist heat. Brande.Bärk'y, a. p. 109Consisting of, or containing, bark. “The barky fingers of the elm.” Shak.Bär'ley, n. p. 109(Bot.) A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, sometimes used for food, but chiefly for making malt, from which are prepared the liquors beer, ale, and porter. French barley and…Bär'ley-bird, n. p. 109A bird which makes its appearance at the time of sowing barley. [Eng.] Forby.Bär'ley-brāke or Bär'ley-brēak, n. p. 109An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal. Sidney.Bär'ley-bròth, n. p. 109Strong beer. [Obs.] Shak.Bär'ley-cōrn, n. p. 109A grain of barley, about the third part of an inch in length; hence its origin as a measure of length. Tickell.Bär'ley-sug'ar, n. p. 109Sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley), and candied. McCulloch.Bär'ley-wā'ter, n. p. 109A decoction of barley, which is reputed soft and lubricating, and is much used in medicine.Bärm, n. p. 109The foam or froth rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in bread to make it swell, causing it to be softer, lighter, and more delicate; yeast. It is used in…Bär'ma-çīde or Bär'me-çīde, a. p. 109Imaginary or pretended; — applied to entertainments. “A Barmecide feast.” Thackeray.Bär'-mäid, n. p. 109A female who attends the bar of a tavern, a beer-shop, or a spirit shop. “A bouncing bar-maid.” W. Irving.Bär'-mäs'ter, n. p. 109An officer in mining districts. [Eng.]Bärm'y, a. p. 109Containing barm or yeast. “Barmy beer.” Dryden. Barmy froth, a volatile, light-headed youth. [Obs. and rare.] Marston.Bärn, n. p. 109A covered building for storing grain, hay, flax, and other productions of the earth; also for stabling cattle and horses.Bärn, v. t. p. 109To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] Shak. Men... often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain. Fuller.Bärn, n. p. 109A child. See BAIRN.Bär'na-bite, n. p. 109(Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas.Bär'na-cle, n. p. 109(Conch.) Any species of the Balanidæ, a family of sessile crustaceans. The shells are common along sea-shores, where they adhere to rocks, timber, vessels, &c. See CIRRIPED. Dana. 2. (Ornith.) A…Bärn'-yärd, n. p. 109A yard near a barn.Bärn'-yärd, a. p. 109Pertaining to a barn-yard, as fowls.Bär'o-gräph, n. p. 109(Meteor.) An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. M. J. Johnson.Ba-rō'kō, n. p. 109(Logic.) A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two particular negatives.Bär'o-lite, n. p. 109(Min.) The same as witherite, which see. Dana.Ba-rōl'o-gy, n. p. 109The science of weight or gravity. [Rare.]