On the day before one of the annual parties at Clumber broke up, two sets went out, each consisting of three persons, and a bet was laid which should kill most game. It was computed that, on an average, each man of the six got sixty shots; total, three hundred and sixty. The winning triumvirate killed three birds! The shooters were, Lord Lincoln, General Philips, Captain (afterwards General) Lascelles, Reverend Mr. Lascelles, Mr. Cotton, and Lieutenant Colonel Stricland. Here the game had a complete triumph over their adversaries.—Daniel—Sporting Anecdotes.
Bawrel, s. A kind of hawk. Obs.
Bawsin, s. A badger. Obs.
Bay, a. A colour.
Of the bays, there are many varieties, and they include the very best of our horses of every description. The bright yellow bay, although very beautiful, and especially if his mane and tail are black, is the least valuable, because the lightness of his colour seems to give him some tenderness of constitution. The proper bay, with no white about him, and black from the knees and the hocks to the feet, is the most desirable of all colours; he has generally a good constitution, naturally good feet, and, if his conformation is not faulty, will turn out a valuable horse for almost every purpose.—The Horse.
Bay, s. An opening in the land; the state of anything surrounded by enemies; a tree.
Bay, v. To bark, as a dog, at the moon; to shut in.
Bay Salt, s. Salt made of sea water, which receives its consistence from the heat of the sun, and is so called from its brown colour.
Bayard, s. A bay horse.
Beach, s. The shore; the strand.