BACKWOODSMAN
Back"woods"man, n.; pl. Backwoodsmen (.
Defn: A men living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States. Fisher Ames.
BACKWORM
Back"worm`, n. Etym: [2d back,n.+ worm. ]
Defn: A disease of hawks. See Filanders. Wright.
BACON Ba"con, n. Etym: [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.]
Defn: The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. Bacon beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle (Dermestes lardarius) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. — To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or less. [Colloq.]
BACONIAN
Ba*co"ni*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.
BACTERIA
Bac*te"ri*a, n.p.
Defn: See Bacterium.