Bûche de Noël, the Yule log, x. 249
Buckie, names tabooed by fishermen in the village of, iii. 395
Buckthorn, a charm against witches on May Day, ii. 54;
a protection against thunderbolts, ii. 191 n. 1;
torch of, at a Roman marriage, ii. 191 n. 1;
a protection against witches, ii. 191, ix. 153 n. 1, 163;
used in making fire by friction, ii. 251;
chewed to keep off ghosts, ix. 153;
used to beat cattle, ix. 266
Buckwheat cultivated in Burma, vii. 242