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Badge, a mark of Distinction among poor People; as, Porters, Water-men, Parish-Pensioners and Hospital-boys, Blew-coats and Badges being the ancient Liveries.

Badgers, they that buy up a quantity of Corn and hoard it up in the same Market, till the price rises; or carry it to another, where it bears a better. Also a Beast for sport, Badger Eartheth, Lodgeth.

Badjob, an ill bout, bargain, or business.

Baffle, to worst, or defeat. A baffled Cause, worsted, defeated.

Baggage, a Whore or Slut.

Bagonet or Bisnet, a Dagger.

Bail-dock, the place in the Court, where the Prisoners are kept till called to be Arraign'd.

Balsom, c. Money.

Balderdash, ill, unpleasant, unwholesom mixtures of Wine, Ale, &c.

Banbury-story, of a Cock and a Bull, silly chat.

Banditti, Highwaymen, (Horse or Foot) Rogues of any kind, now, but strictly Italian Outlaws.

Bandog, a Bailiff, or his Follower, a Sergeant, or his Yeoman; also a very fierce Mastive.

Bandore, a Widows mourning Peak; also a Musical Instrument.

Bandy, a play at Ball with a Bat; also to follow a Faction.

Bandy-legg'd, crooked.

Bang, a blow, to Bang, to beat.

Banillas, a Seed growing in a Cod, somewhat resembling a Kidney-bean, on Trees in the Indies, much us'd in Chocolate.

Banter, a pleasant way of prating, which seems in earnest, but is in jest, a sort of ridicule, What do you banter me? i.e. do you pretend to impose