BLASHY, _adj._ deluging, sweeping away, as in a flood; thin, poor, as applied to broth or soup. _To_ BLAST, _v. n._ to smoke. _To take a blast_, to take a smoke. BLATE, BLAIT, _adj._ bashful. _To_ BLATHER, _v. n._ to talk nonsense; to talk ridiculously. BLATTER, _s_, a rattling noise, such as that made by a heavy shower of rain or hail. _To_ BLAW, _v_. to blow. BLEAR, _s._ to obscure the sight. BLEARD, _s._ dull of sight; having inflamed eyes. BLEEZE, _v. n_. milk is said to be bleezed when it has become a little sour. BLEIB, _s._ a pustule, a blister. _The_ BLEIBS, _s. pl._ the chicken-pox. _To_ BLENK, BLINK, _v. n._ to open the eyes as after slumber; to throw a glance of regard. BLENK, BLINK, _s._ a gleam of light. BLENT, _s._ a glance as in the quick motions of the eye. _To_ BLETHER, _v. n._ to stammer, or speak indistinctly, or nonsensically. BLIN, _adj._ blind. BLINK. See BLENK. _To_ BLIRT, _v. n._ to burst out a-crying or weeping. BLOB, BLAB, _s._ 1. anything circular and turned; 2. a blister. BLOBBIT, _part. pa._ bloated; blurred; blotched. BLUBBER, _s._ a bubble of air. _To_ BLUBBER, _v. a._ to cry, to weep. BLUE-GOWN, _s._ a pensioner. Formerly all pensioners received a blue gown on the king's birthday. BLUID, _s._ blood. BLUIDY, _adj._ bloody; bloodthirsty; covered with gore. BLUITER, BLUTTER, _v. n._ to make a rumbling noise. BLUNTIE, _s._ a stupid fellow; a sniveller. BOAL, BOLE, _s._ a small aperture or press in a house for the reception of small articles; a small opening in a wall for the admission of light or air. BOB, _s._ a curtsey. _To_ BOCK, _v. a._ to make a noise with the throat, as persons will frequently do before vomiting. BOD, BODDY, _s._ a person of diminutive stature. BODDUM, _s._ bottom. BODE, BOD, _s._ an offer made prior to a bargain; a proffer. BODEN, BUDDEN, _v_. offered; proffered. BODLE, _s._ an old copper coin of the value of two pennies Scots, or third part of a penny English. BOGILL, BOGLE, _s._ 1. a hobgoblin; a spectre; 2. a scarecrow; any made-up imitation of a spectre. BOMBILL, BUMBILL, _s._ buzzing noise. BOMBILL-BEE, _s._ a drone. BONIE, BONYE, BONNY, _adj._ beautiful; having a fine countenance. BONIEST, _adj._ the most beautiful. BOOL, _s._ an ironical name, as applied to an old man. BOONMOST, _adj._ uppermost. BOORDLEY, _s._ strong; large; broad; having a manly appearance. BORDEL, _s._ a brothel. BOS, BOSS, BOIS, _adj._ hollow. BOT, BUT, _conj_. but; without anything. BOTHE, BOOTHE, _s._ a shop made of boards. BOTHIE, _s. pl._ a cottage; such a one as is occupied generally for the use of servants. BOTTINGS, BUITINGS, _s._ half boots, or leathern spatterdashes. BOUCHT, BOUGHT, BUCHT, _s._ a small pen used for milking ewes. _To_ BOUCHT, BUCHT, _v. a._ to enclose. BOUK, BUIK, _s._ the trunk of the body; bulk. BOUKIT, _adj._ bulky, large. _No muckle boukit_, not of much size or dimensions. BOUN, _adj._ prepared; ready.