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Rh Blobber-lipp'd, very thick, hanging down, or turning over.

Block, a silly Fellow.

Block-houses, c. Prisons, also Forts upon Rivers.

Blockish, Stupid.

Blockstock, See Block.

Bloss, c. a Thief or Shop-lift, also, a Bulhes pretended Wife, or Mistress, whom he guards, and who by her Trading supports him, also a Whore.

Blot the Skrip and jark it, c. to stand Engaged, or be Bound for any body.

Blot in the Tables, what is fair to be hit.

Blot in a Scutcheon, a blemish or imputation upon any one.

Bloud, 'twill breed ill Bloud, of what will produccproduce [sic] a misunderstanding or Difference.

Blower, c. a Mistress also a Whore.

Blowing, c. the same.

Blow-off-on the grounsills, c. to lie with a Woman on the Floor or Stairs.

Blown upon, seen by several, or slighted; not blown upon, a secret piece of News or Poetry, that has not taken air, spick and span-new. To blow Hot and Cold with a Breath, or play fast and loose.

Blow off the loose corns, c. to Lie now and then with a Woman. It is blow d, c. it is made publick, and all have notice.

Blubber, Whale-oyl, (imperfect.)

Blubbering, much Crying

Bluffer, c. a Host, Inn-keeper or Victualler, to look bluff, to look big, or like Bull-beef.

Blunder, an Ignorant Mistake.

Blunderbuss, a DunccDunce [sic], an unganely Fellow, also a short Gun carrying Twenty Pistol-Bullets at one Charge.

Bluster, to huff, a blustring Fellow, a rude ratling Fellow.

Boor, see wild Boar.