Becall. To abuse, to call names. 'Her do becall I shameful.'—N. & S.W.
Bed-summers. See Waggon.
Bedwind, Bedwine. Clematis Vitalba, L., Traveller's Joy.—S.W.
Bee-flower. Ophrys apifera, Huds., Bee Orchis.—S.W.
Bee-pot. A bee-hive.—S.W.
'Lore ta zee zom on'ms hair,
Like girt bee pots a hanging there.'—Slow's Poems, p. 43.
Been, Bin. Because, since; a corruption of being (B.S.). 'Bin as he don't go, I won't.'—N.W.
Bees. A hive is a Bee-pot. Bee-flowers are those purposely grown near an apiary, as sources of honey. Of swarms, only the first is a Swarm, the second being a Smart, and the third a Chit. To follow a swarm, beating a tin pan, is Ringing or Tanging.—N.W.
*Beet. To make up a fire (A.B.C.G.). A.S. bétan, to better; to mend a fire (Skeat).—N.W., obsolete.