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.