agree not to oppose the bidding of the larger dealers, who thus dishonestly keep down the price of lots. The practice is generally worked in connection with knock-outs (q.v.).
(American).—A set of Baltimore rowdies are so-called; at various times they have also received the names of blood tubs and plug-uglies (q.v.).
Baboo-English, subs. (Anglo-Indian).—A
species of 'English
as she is wrote' (q.v.). Its
main peculiarity is its grandiloquence,
a feature born of an
attempt to adapt Western
speech to Eastern imagery and
hyperbole.
Baby-Herder, subs. (American).—A
nurse; a simile drawn
from life on the plains, and
worked out with true cowboy
humour.
Babylonitish, subs. (Winchester
College).—A dressing gown. An
abbreviated form of 'Babylonitish
garment.'
Baby-Pap, subs. (thieves').—A cap;
part of the so-called rhyming
slang (q.v.).
Bacca.—See Baccy.
Bacca-Pipes, subs, (common).—Whiskers
when curled in ringlets,
a now obsolete fashion.—See
Mutton-chops.
Baccare! Backare! intj. (old
cant).—Go back! [a humorous
form of back + a simulated
Latin termination]. In use from
about 1553-1660.
1592. Lyly, Midas, V., 2. The masculine gender is more worthy than the feminine. Therefore, Licio. bakcare.
1593. Shakspeare, Taming of the Shrew, ii.;
Saving your tale, Petruchio, I pray Let us, that are poor petitioners, speak too; Baccare! you are marvellous forward. [n.]
Baccy, also Bacca, subs, (common).—A
corrupted form of
'tobacco.' Apparently of quite
recent introduction. An equivalent
term in French is perlot,
from perle.
1833. Marryat, Peter Simple, ch. ii. 'You must larn to chaw baccy.'
1861. Jas. Conway, Forays among Salmon and Deer, p. 228. I lay on an Affghan goat-rug spread over fresh heather, with a pipe filled with good baccy in my mouth.
Bach or Batch, verb. (American).—To
live as a bachelor.
Bachelor's Baby, subs. (old).—An
illegitimate child. For
synonyms, see Bye-blow.
Bachelors-Fare, subs, (familiar).—Bread
and cheese and kisses—a
humorous allusion to the real
or alleged 'short commons,'
generally assumed to be meted
out to a man who is unattached.
Like many other proverbial
sayings there is more sound
than truth in it.
1738. Swift, Polite Conversation, conv. i. Lady Ans. Colonel, some ladies of your acquaintance have promised to breakfast with you, and I am to wait on them; what will you give us? Col. Why, faith, madam, bachelor's-fare, bread and cheese and kisses.
Back, verb, (popular).—To bet or
wager; to support by means of
money, kind, or influence, on
the turf or elsewhere. From
