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BULLS, _s. pl._ Strong bars in which the teeth of a harrow are placed, S. B.

_Statist. Acc._

Su. G. _bol_, Isl. _bolr_, truncus.

BULL-SEGG, _s._ The great cat-tail or reedmace, Typha latifolia, Linn.

S. B.

BULL-SEGG, _s._ A gelded bull.

V. ~Segg~.

BULTY, _adj_. Large, Fife.

This may be allied to Teut. _bult_, gibbus, tuber; Belg. _bult_, a bunch, _bultje_, a little bunch; Isl. _buld_, cra.s.sus.

BULWAND, _s._ The name given to common mugwort, Orkney, Caithn.

_Neill_.

_To_ b.u.m, _v. n._

1. To buzz, to make a humming noise; used with respect to bees, S. A.

Bor.

_J. Nicol._

2. Used to denote the noise of a mult.i.tude.

_Hamilton._

3. As expressing the sound emitted by the drone of a bag-pipe, S.

_Ferguson._

4. Used to denote the freedom of agreeable conversation among friends, S. B.

Belg. _bomm-en_, to resound; Teut. _bomme_, a drum.

~b.u.m~, _s._ A humming noise, the sound emitted by a bee, S.,

V. the _v._

~b.u.mbee~, _s._ A humblebee, a wild bee that makes a great noise, S.