Part 50 (1/2)

BATWARD, _s._ A boatman; literally, a boat-keeper.

_Wyntown._

Isl. _bat_, cymba, and _vard_, vigil, Swed. _ward_, custodia.

BAVARD, _adj._ Worn out, in a state of bankruptcy.

_Baiver_ and _baiver-like_, are used in S. to signify shabby in dress and appearance.

V. ~Bevar~.

_Baillie._

Fr. _bavard_, _baveur_, a driveller; also, a babbler.

BAUBLE, _s._ A short stick, with a head carved at the end of it like a _poupee_, or _doll_, carried by the fools of former times.

_Lord Hailes._

Fr. _babiole_, a toy, a gewgaw.

BAUCH, BAUGH, BAACH, (gutt.) _adj._

1. Ungrateful to the taste. In this sense _waugh_ is now used, S.

_Polwart._

2. Not good, insufficient in whatever respect, S. as ”a _baugh_ tradesman,” one who is far from excelling in his profession.

_Ramsay._

_Bauch-shod_, a term applied to a horse, when his shoes are much worn, S.

3. Indifferent, sorry, not respectable, S.

_Ramsay._

4. Not slippery. In this sense ice is said to be _bauch_, when there has been a partial thaw. The opposite is _slid_ or _gleg_, S.

Isl. _bag-ur_, reluctans, renuens; _bage_, jactura, noc.u.mentum (offals); _baga_, bardum et insulsum carmen.

BAUCHLY, _adv._ Sorrily, indifferently, S.

_Ramsay._

BAUCHNESS, _s._ Want, defect of any kind, S.