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bak, n. The upper or hinder part of an animal; (werst).J Wanting good qualities part opp. to the front; the rear; outward or upward [Prob. Celtic] — Bad'dish, part of a thing, as opp. to the inner or lower part; — Badly, adv. — Bad'ne , n. part opp. or most remote; part out of sight. — a. In Bad, Bade. See Bid. the rear remote. — adv. To the place whence one Badge, baj, n. A distinctive mark came; to or toward a former state, condition, etc.; [OS. bag, bog, a ring, LL. bag a, away from the front again in return. — v. Badger, baj'er, n. [backed (bakt), backing.] To get upon the back A burrowing of; to support or strengthen by aid; to force back quadruped akin ward; to furnish with a back. — To move or to the bear.— v. go back. [AS. base] — To back out, or b. down, to [badgered withdraw from an engagement.— To round, said (baj'erd), -erof the wind when shifts against the sun's course, ing.] To follow indicating^ more bad weather. — To an anchor. up, as the badger (Naut.) To lay down a small anchor ahead of a hunted; to large one, to which fastened. — To b. astern. In pester or worry. rowing, to manage the oars in a direction contrary [OF. bageard.] Indian to the usual method. — To the oars, or back water. Badigeon, ba-drj'un or -dizh'un, To row backward. — To the sails. To arrange them plaster and freestone, to eo as to take out the wind, and cause the ship to move sawdust and glue, to defects astern. — To up. To support or sustain. — Back'- kind of cement. [F.] er, n. One who, or that which, backs or supports Badinage, bad-e-nazh', n. Light another. — Back'ing, n. Act of supporting and en- [F., fr. badiner, to joke.] cour aging act of breaking a horse to the saddle Baffle, baf'fl, v. [baffled (-fid), preparation of a book for its cover, in binding. — with mockery; to check by Backs, n. pi. (Leather Dealing.} Leather from the balk to frustrate, elude, foil. stoutest ox-hides. — Back'ward, -wards, adv. With fr. Ic. bagr, a struggle.] — Baffler, the back in advance toward the back on the back, Bag, n. A sack or pouch, to hold or with the back downward; toward or in past time; — v. [bagged (bagd), bagging.] from a better to a worse state in a reverse manner bag; to seize or entrap.— v. or direction eontrarily. — Back'ward, a. Unwilfull bag. [AS. bselg, Gothic ling; averse dull of apprehension; late or behind pouch.] — Bag'ging. n. Cloth hand. — Back'wardly, adv. — Backwardne , n. — Bag'gy, -gl, a. Bulged out, Aversion reluctance. — Backwardation, n. A man, n. One who carries a bag; broker's term for the allowance made for carrying eler. — -pipe, n. A Scot over stocks to another day, instead of settling tish musical instrument, at once. — Back'bite, -bit, v. To speak evil of consisting of a leathern in the absence of the persen traduced. — v. To bag, and of pipes, into reyile the absent. — Back'biter, n. — Back'bone, which air pre ed -bon, n. The spine; firmne ; spirit; grit. —door, by the performer. — -d6r, n. A door at the back of a building or cham- -pi'per, n. One who ber a private pa age indirect way. ground, plays on, etc. —wig, n. n. Ground in the rear a place of obscurity or A kind of wig worn in shade.subordinate(Art.) the The foreground.part of a picture—handed,behind,and a. With _ the 18thba-gas',century.n. Su- With the hand the turned hand, backward etc. —house,indirectn. A building oblique. —behind adv. crushed,gar-cane usually after beinedrieced forming a main building;the back ofa aprivy.— —piece,-log, n.-pes,A-plate,larare stick,-plat, gazo,for fuel.trash.]sn."[F., Sp.Sp. 6a-6 fart Armor of any covering thing; the the rear.back,—sight,—-side, n. Hinder(Sum.) Bagatelle,trifle; thing bag'a-tel,of no importance;n. A The first reading of the leveling staff.—slide, -slid', balls on a board having holes at [backslid (-slYd), p. p. -slid'den, -slid bag a tell a, a trifle.] -sliding— (-slld'ing).] To iall back or off to apos- Baggage, bag'ej, n. The tents, clothing, tatize. slid'er, n. One who, etc.: a renegade.— of an army; trunks, bags, etc., -staff, n. An instrument for taking the altitude of gage. [F. bagage, OF. bague, heavenly bodies. — -stairs, -starz, n. pi. Stairs at strumpet; a playful, saucy young the back of the house; a private or indirect way. ga e, bagascia, a worthle -stair, a. Indirect: illegitimate; undue. stays, gage-mas'ter, n. One in charge -staz, n. pi. (Naut.) Ropes from the top-mast gage on railroads, boats, etc. heads to both sides of a ship, to support the mast. Bagging. See under Bag. -stream, n. A current flowing up-stream. —sword, Bagnio, ban'yo, n. A bath-house; -sord, n. A sword with one sharp edge. —water, Jj.balnewn. bath.] -waw-ter, n. Water held back, as in a stream, by Bah, ba, interj. An exclamation some obstruction water thrown back by the turn tempt; pah. — ing of a water-wheel, etc. woods, -w BAIT 38 BAMBOO set free from arrest, security being given for the ap- Baleen, ba-len', n. Horny plates in the whale's pearance of the person bailed to deliver, upon a mouth whalebone in plates. [F. baleine, whale, contract that the trust shall be executed. To free whalebone. L. balsena, a whale.] from water. — n. (Law.) One who procures a pris- Balister. See Ballista. oner's release by becoming surety for his appear- Balize, ba-lez', u. A pole raised on a bank, as a guide ance in court; the security given. The handle of a to mariners. [F., f pal, stake, L. pal us.] kettle, etc. [OF. bailer, to keep in custody, fr. L. Balk, bawk, n. An unplowed ridge or strip; a great bajulare, to bear a burden.] — Bail'able, a. That beam or rafter; a hindrance disappointment.— v. may be, etc.— Bail'bond.w. (Law.) A bond given [balked (bawkt), balking.] To leave unby prisoner and surety, to insure the prisoner apt ouched in plowing; to disappoint; frustrate. — v. pearance in court; special bail in court to abide the To stop abruptly in one's course. [AS. balca, a heap, judgment.— Bailee, bal-e',n. (Law.) One to whom OS. balko,a. beam.] — Balk'er, n. One who balks; goods are committed in trust. — Bail/er, -or, -er, n. one who signals the movements of shoals of fish. — (Law.) One who delivers goods to another in trust. Balk'y, a. Apt to turn aside or stop abruptly. — Bail'iff. n. A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make Ball, bawl, n. Any round body; anv round or protuarrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc. — Bail i be rant part of the body; a familiar game. — v. wick, ». (Law.) The precincts in which a bailiff [balled (bawld), balling.] To form, as snow, into has jurisdiction. [OF. baillie, jurisdiction of a bail balls, as on the feet. [OF. baUe, OHG. ball a, palla.) — and AS. -wic, station; L. vic us, a village.] — Ball and socket joint. A joint in which a baM moves Bail'ment, n. (Law.) Delivery of goods in trust. within a socket, giving motion in every direction.