BAWTRY-STICK—A piece of elder wood worn in the pocket as a charm against the power of witches.
BAWTRY-JOHNNY—Elder wine.
BAGGISH—Ket; muckment; bad lads er lasses. Thoo’s nowt but a impident baggish.
BAY—To bend.
BALK—A joist; a weigh-beam; a strip of land; a piece which the plough has not turned over; to disappoint. He was yan o’ this sooart ’at nivver balkt his fancy, but sed just what he thowt.
BATTEN—A thick plank.
BATTIN—A bundle of straw done up by the thrasher.
BACKENIN’—A putting backward, as frost put ’taties back i’ June.
BACK-WORD—When yan’s hired an’ izzant gaan on wi’ ’t, yan hez ta send back-word; seeam wi’ t’ tailor when ye du’t want a suit ye’ve been mezzer’d for.
BED-GOON—It’s nowt to deea wi’ sleepin, but it is a nice leet print waist fer women ta weer i’ summer.