balˈing (bālˈĭng), dipping out water; making large bundles for shipping.
balˈlast (bălˈȧst), any heavy substance put into the hold of a ship to sink it in the water.
bam-booˈ (băm-bo̅o̅ˈ), a woody kind of grass.
Bancroft, George, American historian.
baneˈful (bānˈfo͡ol), injurious, deadly.
bang (băng), a thump, a whack.
bar, an obstructing bank of sand.
barb (bärb), horse
Barbary powers, the countries on the north coast of Africa, from Egypt to the Atlantic.