BELD, adj. bald; without hair on the head.

BELE, s. a fire; a blaze.

BELYVE, adv. by and by.

To BELL THE CAT, to contend with a person of superior rank; to withstand him, either by actions or words, especially the former.

BELLY-THRA, s. the colic.

To BELT, v. a. to gird; to flog; to scourge.

BEN, adv. towards the inner apartments of a house. A room is generally called ben, and the kitchen but.

BEN-END, s. the ben-end of a house, the inner end of it.

BEN, BIN, s. a mountain.

BENE, BIEN, adj. wealthy; having abundance.