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BAA LAMB.—A term used by children for sheep generally, and specially for lambs.

BAAYBY—A baby.

BAAYKERS DOZEN.—Thirteen.

BAAYLEY.—A farm bailiff or overlooker of labourers.

BAAYSTE.—To flog. "A baaystin' means a whipping. "I'll gie 'e a baaystin byn by if e' dwoant look out."

BACHELORS' BUTTONS.—The common name for the wild Scabious.

BACK BOORD.—A board which children are made to place behind their shoulders holding the two ends in their hands to improve their figures.

BACKERDS.—Backwards. "A vell down backerds"

BACKIN—Moving in a backward direction, used of a horse principally.

BACK OT.—Withdrawal (unworthily) from an agreement.

BACK ZIDE.—Premises adjoining the back of a house. The term occurs, with others, in an indenture dated 26th June, 1691, wherein Mr. John Lowsley leases property at Kingston Backpurze to Richard Bagoly and Richard Cripps. The lease refers to house property and land called "Middletons," and the lawyer made his description very full; it ran thus: "All and singular-Houses, barnes, stables, orchards, gardens. "back sides," lands, meadows, pastures, commons, hades, layes, moores, trees, woods, underwoods, fishings, wayes, waters, easements, profitts, comodities, advantages and hereditaments whatsoever"

BACK SOORDIN.—Single stick. This is still kept up in Berkshire and the counties westward. A most graphic account of this is given in Hughes' "Scouring of the White Horse."