HAMPSHIRE GLOSSARY. 5 Baker [bai'kur], sh, anything (such as a cushion or blotting-bouk) placea on a form to sit upon. — Winch, Sch. Gloa, Anything comfort- able to sit on (from the presumed comfortable warmth of a bake- house). — ^Adams' Wykehamica, p. 416. Ballyrag [balirag], v, a, and n. to abuse, to use vituperative language. — N. H. Bang [bang], v. (1) To beat Ex. * I just about did hang 'un/ — J. . (2) To puzzle, to overcome. Ex. ' That hangs me.' Bangles [banj'iz], eh. pL drab trousers; so called from Bangy^ q. v. —Winch. Sch. ifl. Bangy [banj'i], sh. brown sugar. — Winch. Sch, Gl. From Banga- lore, a coarse-sugar growing country. Adams' WykeJiamicaf p. 41. Banney, Bannis, Bantiele, Bannistickle pDan-i, ban-is, ban*tikl, banistikl^, sh. the fish called the stickle-back. A.S. hdn, bone, and sticelf a sting. *Ak. Bannick [bandk], v. to beat or thrash. — Cooper. Bargan [baag-un], ah. (1) A yard ; as a rick hargan, a rick-yard.
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(2) A small property ; a house and garden ; a small piece of land. — N. H. Barley-bird [baal'i-burd], sb. the Rays wagtail ; MotacUla campedris^ Fall. Known in the ISew Forest as the harley-hird, as it appears about the time the barley is sown. — ^Wise, New Forest, p. 310. Barm [baam], sh. yeast. *Ak. This word is common in Hants ; the A.S. gist [= yeast] pronounced in Hampshire yest, is used as welL See Baum. Barton [baa*rtn], sh. a farm-yard. — "Wise, New Foi-est, p. 166. Mr. Barnes gives the derivation of the first syllable from A.S. hear, a grange, not from A.S. here, barley, as in Akorman ; but the A.S. heor seems to lack authority. Base [bais], sh. a sea-perch. — Grose ; F. M. Basket Fern [baas -kit- veeum], sh. Lastrea Fih'x-mas. Basket-fortnne [baas'kit-forchun], sh. a small fortune. Said, it is believed, of a girl's marriage-portion. — ^Wise. C£ German Korh, Baste [baist], V. To beat or thrash. — K H. To beat with a stick. Ex. * Jim was terribly hcuted at the fair.' — J. Cf IceL Beysia, to flog. Bat [bat], sh. a drag to a carriage or waggon. Also called a drug- hot. — Wise. Batlings [bat-lingz], sh. pi. the (Winchester) boys' weekly allowance of one shilling. — Winch. Sch. 01. Banm [baum], sh. barm, yeast. N. and Q. Ist Ser. x. 401. (There spelt borm.) See Barm.
