1. A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
2. A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.
BACCALAUREATE Bac"ca*lau"re*ate, n. Etym: [NL. baccalaureatus, fr.LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.]
1. The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
BACCALAUREATE
Bac`ca*lau"re*ate, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
BACCARA; BACCARAT
Bac`ca*ra", Bac`ca*rat", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.
BACCARE; BACKARE
Bac*ca"re, Bac*ka"re, interj.