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God's little Body BOITIER VERTgreen box BOLDto embolden BOLLENswollen BOLTEDsifted, refined BOLTERa sieve BOLTING-HUTCHa hutch in which meal was sifted BOMBARDa barrel, a drunkard BOMBASTpadding BONA-ROBAa harlot BONDthat to which one is bound BOOKa paper of conditions BOOThelp, use BOOTto help, to avail BOOTLESSwithout boot or advantage, useless BOOTSbots, a kind of worm BOREcalibre of a gun; hence, metaph. size, weight, importance BOSKYcovered with underwood BOSOMwish, heart's desire BOTSworms which infest horses BOURNa boundary A brook BRACEarmour for the arm, state of defence BRACHa hound bitch BRAIDdeceitful BRAVEhandsome, well-dressed BRAVEboast BRAVERYfinery Boastfulness BRAWLa kind of dance BREASTvoice BREATHEto exercise BREATHINGexercising BREECHINGliable to be whipt BREED-BATEa breeder of debate, a fomenter of quarrels BREESEthe gadfly BRIBE-BUCKa buck given away in presents BRINGto attend one on a journey BROCKa badger, a term of contempt BROKEto act as a procurer BROKENhaving lost some teeth by age BROKEN MUSICthe music of stringed instruments BROKERan agent BROTHERHOODtrading company BROWNISTa sectary, a follower of Brown, the founder of the Independents BRUITnoise, report, rumour BRUITto noise abroad BRUSHrude assault BUCKsuds or lye for washing clothes in BUCK-BASKETthe basket in which clothes are carried to the wash BUCKINGwashing BUCK-WASHINGwashing in lye BUGa bugbear, a spectre BULLY-ROOKa bragging cheater BURGONETa kind of helmet BURSTto break BUSKYbushy BUTT-SHAFTa light arrow for shooting at a target BUXOMobedient BY'RLAKINby our little Lady: an oath CADDISworsted galloon, so called because it resembles the caddis-worm CADEa cask or barrel CAGEa prison CAIN-COLOUREDred (applied to hair)CAITIFFa captive, a slave; hence, a witch CALCULATEprophesy CALIVERa hand-gun CALLETa trull CALLINGappellation CALMqualm CANto know, be skillful in CANAKINa little can CANARYa wine brought from the Canary Islands CANDLE-WASTERSpersons who sit up all night to drink CANKERa caterpillar The dog-rose CANSTICKa candlestick CANTLEa slice, corner CANTONa canto CANVASto sift: hence, metaphorically, to prove CAPABLEsubject to Intelligent Capable of inheriting Ample, capacious CAPITULATEmake a combined force CAPOCCHIAa simpleton CAPRICIOcaprice CAPRICIOUSlascivious CAPTIOUScapacious CARACKa large ship of burden CARBONADOmeat scotched for broiling CARBONADOto scotch for broiling CARDthe taper on which the points of the compass are marked under the mariner's needle CAREIREthe curvetting of a horse CARKANETa necklace CARLa churl CARLOTa churl CASTILIANa native of Castile; used as a cant term CASTILIANO VULGOa cant term, meaning, apparently, to use discreet language CATAIANa native of Cathay, a cant word CATLINGcat-gut CAUTELdeceit CAUTELOUSinsidious CAVALEROa cavalier, gentleman CAVIAREthe roe of sturgeon pickled; metaph. a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar CEASEdecease CEASEput off, made to cease CENSUREjudgment CENSUREto judge, criticise CENTURYa hundred of anything, whether men, prayers, or anything else CEREMONYa ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or anything ceremonial CERTEScertainly CESSrate, reckoning CHACEa term at tennis CHAMBERa species of great gun CHAMBERERan effeminate man CHANSONa song CHARACTaffected quality CHARACTERa letter, handwriting CHARACTERto carve or engrave CHARACTERYhandwriting That which is written CHAREa turn of work CHARGE-HOUSEa free-school CHARLES' WAINthe constellation called also Ursa Major, or the Great Bear CHARNECOa species of sweet wine CHAUDRONentrails CHEATERfor escheator, an officer who collected the fines to be paid into the Exchequer A decoy CHEQUEa technical term in falconry; when a falcon flies at a bird which is not her proper game she is said to cheque at it CHEQUESperhaps intended for ethics CHEERfortune, countenance CHERRY-PITa game played with cherrystones CHEVERILkid leather CHEWITcough CHILDINGpregnant CH'ILLvulgar for 'I will.'