BATTER—An embankment.
BARNEY—A deceitful transaction in trade or in sport.
BARNEY-DOO—A made up thing. Two wrestlers who do not fairly contest, but agree which is to fell, are said to mak a barney-doo on ’t. Neea body likes a barney-doo ower weel, ’speshally if they’ve owt on.
BARROW, BARROW-COAT—What they don lal babbies in ta keep ther bits o’ legs an’ bodies warm.
BASIL—A sheep’s skin dressed into leather, for the aprons of smiths, shoemakers, &c.
BASH—A hurry. He was gaan ower t’ fell at seck a bash.
BASHED—Broken by force. He bashed t’ lid off wi’ his clog. He gat his teeth bashed doon his throat.
BASS—Rushes, seck as they use ta boddum chairs wi.
BAT-I-BO—Pize-bo. Ah fancy sum ’ll ken best, but it’s o’t siam t’ lads knows when it’s time to laik at it, whedder it’s bat-i-bo, pize-bo, or tennis.
BAT-STREEA—Thrash with a flail, an’ net deea’t ower hard, seea as ther’ll be summat left in fer t’ nags er t’ kye.