*Barley-bigg. A variety of barley (Aubrey's Wilts MS., p. 304).
*Barley-Sower. Larus canus, the Common Gull (Birds of Wilts, p. 534).
Barm. The usual Wilts term for yeast (A.B.M.S.).—N. & S.W.
*Barn-barley. Barley which has never been in rick, but has been kept under cover from the first, and is therefore perfectly dry and of high value for malting purposes (Great Estate, ch. viii. p. 152).
Basket. In some parts of S. Wilts potatoes are sold by the 'basket,' or three-peck measure, instead of by the 'sack' or the 'bag.'
Baskets. Plantago lanceolata, L., Ribwort Plantain.—S.W. (Little Langford.)
Bat-folding net. The net used in 'bird-batting,' q.v. (A.): more usually 'clap-net.'
Bat-mouse. The usual N. Wilts term for a bat.—N. & S.W.
Batt. A thin kind of oven-cake, about as thick as a tea-cake, but mostly crust.—N.W.