Bozzell. See Bossell.
*Bozzy. See *Bawsy.
Brack. n. A fracture, break, crack (S.). 'There's narra brack nor crack in 'un.'—N. & S.W.
Brain-stone. A kind of large round stone (Aubrey's Nat. Hist. Wilts, p. 9, ed. Brit., H.Wr.). Perhaps a lump of water-worn fossil coral, such as occasionally now bears this name among N. Wilts cottagers.
*Bramstickle. See Bannis (S.).
Brandy-bottles. Nuphar lutea, Sm., Yellow Water-lily.—S.W. (Mere, &c.)
Brave. adj. Hearty, in good health (A.B.).—N.W.
Bread-and-Cheese. (1) Linaria vulgaris, Mill., Yellow Toadflax.—N. & S.W. (2) Fruit of Malva sylvestris, L., Common Mallow (S.).—S.W. (3) Young leaves and shoots of Crataegus Oxyacantha, L., Hawthorn, eaten by children in spring (English Plant Names).—S.W. (Salisbury.)
Bread-board. The earth-board of a plough (D.). Broad-board in N. Wilts.
Break. To tear. 'She'll break her gownd agen thuc tharn.' You still break a bit of muslin, but to tear a trace or a plate now grows obsolete.—N.W. Similarly used in Hants, as