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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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BANSHEE; BANSHIE n.
A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house.
BANSSHEE; BANSHIE n.
A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice.
BENSHEE n.
See Banshee.
BLANDISHER n.
One who uses blandishments.
BLOODSHED n.
The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
BLOODSHEDDER n.
One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.
BLOODSHEDDING n.
Bloodshed. Shak.
BLUSHER n.
One that blushes.
BLUSHET n.
A modest girl. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
BOAT SHELL n. 2 definitions
A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
BOMBSHELL n.
A bomb. See Bomb, n.
BOOKSHELF n.
A shelf to hold books.
BRANDISHER n.
One who brandishes.
BRITISHER n.
An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely]
BRUSHER n.
One who, or that which, brushes.
BUBBLE SHELL n.
A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and allied genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata.
BURNISHER n. 2 definitions
One who burnishes.
BUSHEL n. 5 definitions
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick Mark iv. 21.
BUSHELAGE n.
A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Eng.]
BUSHELMAN n.
A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also busheler. [Local, U.S.]
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