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BARBICANAGE; BARBACANAGE n.
Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.]
BAREBACK adv.
On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.
BAREBACKED a.
Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.
BIBACIOUS a.
Addicted to drinking.
BIBACITY n.
The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling. Blount.
BLUEBACK n. 3 definitions
A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine.
BOBAC n.
The Poland marmot (Arctomys bobac).
BOMBACE n.
Cotton; padding. [Obs.]
BROKEN-BACKED a. 2 definitions
Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
BROWNBACK n.
The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.
BULBACEOUS a.
Bulbous. Jonson.
BUNCH-BACKED a.
Having a bunch on the back; crooked. "Bunch-backed toad." Shak.
CALAMBAC n.
A fragrant wood; agalloch.
CALICOBACK n. 2 definitions
The calico bass.
CAMELBACKED; CAMEL-BACKED a.
Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. Fuller.
CANVASBACK n.
Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
CELIBACY n.
The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. "The celibacy of the clergy." Hallom.
CHEBACCO n.
A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; -- called also pinkstern and chebec. Bartlett.
CLAWBACK n. 3 definitions
A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these clawbacks." Latimer.
COCCOBACTERIUM n.
One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism, generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.
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