BRICK An admirable person made of the right sort of clay and possessing plenty of sand. What your friends call you before you go to the wall—but never afterward.
BRIMSTONE A little bit of Hades, which finds its match on earth and smells to heaven. Better to strike it here than in the hereafter.
BREVITY A desirable quality in the Fourth of July oration but not in the fireworks.
BROKE A word expressing the ultimate condition of one who is too much bent on speculating.
BUM A fallen tough.