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A Hindoo gentleman; native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth.

Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors. W. Irving.

ds; as, nam for man. -- Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs, Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary. -- Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. -- Back stream, a current running against the ma…

ke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust passages of such ah engine.

ved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

ce, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.

In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. Halliwell.

ock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango. Biddle.

A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.

ith short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.

A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves. [Obs.]

The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.]

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

e sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. " A balance at the banker's. " Thackeray. I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.

The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.

The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.

g on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. [Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc.]