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he cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one. -- To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win. -- To back the oars, to row backward with the oars. -- To back a rope, to p…

A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.

A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.

having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.

ents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000 Bahais in the U…

The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside. Bad plowmen made balks of such ground. Fuller.

can and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is…

very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

rs. Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep. Waller.

Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.

An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.

A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry.]…

Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. "Bardish impostures." Selden.

A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners. Blount.

ve chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.

Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.

, Divided into bars; -- said of the field.

A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars made to take out of the posts.