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The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

The manager of a barge. [Obs.]

by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant. Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord; now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4. -- Base metal. See under Metal.…

The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball. Mason.

A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida).

To manage, wield, or direct. "Thus must thou thy body bear." Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct. Hath he borne himself penitently in prison Shak.

associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.] He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.

lloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.

light. See Blank door or window, under Blank, a. -- Blind level (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon. Knight. -- Blind nettle (Bot.), dead nettle. See Dead nettle, under Dead. -- Blind shell (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one that d…

, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc. Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then a…

A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat. As late the boatman hies him home. Percival.

The art of managing a boat.

A woman who manages a boat.

One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. [Archaic]

Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.

A villain, or tenant in villenage.

A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]

To manage the bow.