BAKSHEESH; BAKSHISH
Bak"sheesh`, Bak"shish`, n.
Defn: Same as Backsheesh.
BALAAM
Ba"laam, n.
Defn: A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; — an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant] Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.
BALACHONG
Bal"a*chong, n. Etym: [Malay balachan.]
Defn: A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.
BALAENOIDEA
Bal`æ*noi"de*a, n. Etym: [NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid.] (Zoöl)
Defn: A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen.
BALANCE Bal"ance, n. Etym: [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L. bilan, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.]
1. An apparatus for weighing.