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K Baal-Peor Baal Samin Baal Shemesh Baal Zeboub Ba ba Babau Babes in the Wood Babes Babies in the Eyes Babel Babouc Babouin Baby Charles Babylon Babylonian Numbers Babylonish Captivity Babylonish Garment Baca Bacbuc Bacchanalia Bacchanalian Bacchant Bacchante Bacchis Bacchus Baccoch Bachelor Bachelor of Salamanca Bachelor's Buttons Bachelor's Fare Bachelor's Porch Back Back and Edge Backbite Backbone Backgammon Background Back-hander Back-speer Back-stair Influence Backwardation Backward Blessing Backwater Bacon Baconian Philosophy Bactrian Sage Bad Bad Blood Bad Books Bad Debts Bad Form Bad Lot Bad Shot Badaud Badge of Poverty Badge-men Badger Badinage Badinguet Badminton Baffle Bag Bags Bag-man Bag o' Nails Baga de Secretis Bagatelle Baguette d'Armide Bahagnia Bahr Geist Bail Bailey Bailiff Bailleur Baillif Bain Marie Bairam Baisser Bait Bajaderes Bajulus Bajura Baked Baked Meat Baker Baker's Dozen Baker's Knee Bakshish Bal Balaam Balaam Basket Balafré Balai Balak Balâm Balan Balance Balayer Balclutha Bald Baldachin Baldassare Balder Balderdash Baldwin Bale Balearica Tormenta Balfour of Burley Balios Balisarda Balistraria Baliverso Balk Balker Balkis Ball Balls Ballad Ballads Ballambangjan Ballast Balle Ballendino Ballet Balliol College Balloon Balloon Post Balm Balmawhapple Balmérino Balmung Balmy Balnibarbi Balthazar Baltic Balwhidder Bambino Bambocciades Bamboccio Bamboozle Bampton Lectures Ban Banagher Banat Banbury Banco Bancus Regius Bandana Bandbox Bandbox Plot Bande Noire Bandit Bands Bandy Bane Bangorian Controversy Bang-up Banian Banian Days Bank Bank of a River Bankrupt Bankside Banks's Horse Bannatyne Club Banner Banneret Bannière Banns of Marriage Banquet Banquo Banshee Bantam Banting Bantling Banyan Bap Baptes Baptist Bar Barabas Barataria Barathron Barb Barbari Barbarians Barbarossa Barbary Barbason Barbazure Barbe Barbecue Barbed Steed Barbel Barbeliots Barber Barber Poet Barber's Pole Barbican Barbier Barcarole Barcelona Barclayans Barcochebah Bardesanists Bardit Bardo de Bardi Bardolph Bards Barebone Parliament Barefaced Barefooted Bare Poles Bargain Bark Barker Barktan Barlaham Barley Barley-bree Barley Cap Barleycorn Barley-mow Barley Sugar Barmecide Barmecide's Feast Barnabas Barnabites Barnaby Lecturers Barnaby Rudge Barnacle Barnacles Barnardine Barn-burners Barnet Barnwell Baro-Devel Baron Baron Bung Baron Munchausen Baron of Beef Barons' War Barrack Hack Barracks Barratry Barrel Fever Barrell's Blues Barrette Barricade Barrier Barrikin Barring-out Barrister Barristers' Bags Barristers' Gowns Barry Cornwall Barsanians Bar-sur-Aube Bartholo Bartholomew Bartholomew Fair Barthram's Dirge Bartoldo Bartole Bartolist Barzillai Bas Bleu Base Base Tenure Base of Operation Bashaw Basilian Monks Basilica Basilics Basilidians Basilisco Basilisk Basket Basochians Bass Bastard Baste Bastille Bastinado Bastion Bat Bat-horses Batavia Bath Bath-kol Bathos Bathsheba Bathyllus Batiste Batrachomyomachia Batta Battar Battels Battersea Battle Battledore Battu Battu de fol Oiseau Battus paieront Baubee Bauble Baucis Baviad Bavieca Bavius Bawbee Bawley Boat Bawtry Baxterians Bay Bay the Moon Bay Salt Bayadere Bayard Bayardo Bayes Bayes's Troops Bayeux Tapestry Bayle Bayonet Bayonets Bead Bead-house Bead-roll Beadle Beadsman Beak Beaker Beam Bean Bean Feast Bean Goose Bean-king Bear Bear of Bradwardine Bear Account Bear Garden Bear-leader Bears are caught by Honey Beard Bearded Bearded Women: Bearings Bearnais Beasts Beastly Drunk Beat Beaten to a Mummy Beaten with his own Staff Beating about the Bush Beating the Bounds Beati Possidentes Beatific Vision Beatrice Beau Beau Ideal Beau Jour beau Retour Beau Lion Beau Monde Beau Trap Beauclerc Beaumontague Beautiful Beautiful Parricide Beauty Beauty and the Beast Beauty of Buttermere Beauty Sleep Beaux Esprits Beaux Yeux Beaver Becarre, Bemol Becasse Becket's Assassins Bed Bed of Justice Bed of Roses Bed of Thorns Bed-post Bede Bedell Beder Bedford Bedford Level Bedfordshire Bediver Bedlam Bedlamite Bedouins Bedreddin' Hassan Bed-rock Bedver Bee Bee-line Bees Beef Beefeaters Beef-steak Club Beefington Beelzebub Beer Beer and Skittles Beer aux Mouches Beeswing Beetle Beetle-crusher Befana Before the Lights Before the Mast Beg the Question Beggar Beggars Beggars' Barm Beggars' Bullets Beggar's Bush Beggar's Daughter Begging Beghards Begtashi Begue d'entendement Beguins Begum Behemoth Behmenists Behram Bejan Bel-a-faire-peur Bel Esprit Belch Belcher Beldam Beleses Belfast Regiment Bel-fires Belford Belfry Belial Belinda Belinuncia Belisarius Bell Bells Bell, Book, and Candle Bell of Patrick's Will Bell Savage Bell-the-Cat Bell-wavering Belladonna Bellarmine Bellaston Belle Belles Lettres Bellefontaine Bellerophon Bellerus Bellicent Bellin Bellisant Bellman Bellona Bellows Bellwether of the Flock Belly Belomancy Beloved Disciple Beloved Physician Below the Belt Belphegor Belphoebe Belt Beltane Belted Knight Belted Will Beltenebros Belvawney Belvedere Belvidera Bemuse Ben Ben Jochanan' Ben trovato Benaiah Benares Benbow Bench Bench and Bar Benchers Bend Bend Sinister Bendemeer Bender Bendigo Bendy Benedicite Benedick Benedict Benefice Benefit of Clergy Benen-geli Benet Benevolence Benevolus Bengal Tigers Bengalese Bengodi Benicia Boy Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin's Mess Bennaskar Benshie, Benshee Bent Benvolio Beppo Berchta Bereans Berecynthian Hero Berengarians Berenice Berg Folk Bergæan Bergelmir Berger Bergomask Berkley Berkshire Berlin Decree Berlin Time Berliners Bermeja Bermoothes Bermudas Bernard Bernard Soup Bernardo Bernardo del Carpio Bernard's Inn Berners Bernese Bernesque Poetry Bernouilli's Numbers Berserker Berth Bertha Berthas Berthe au Grand Pied Bertolde Bertram Bertram, Count of Rousillon Bertram Risingham Bertramo Berwicks Beryl Molozane Berzak Besaile Besants Beside the Cushion Besom Bess Bess o' Bedlam Bess of Hardwicke Bessemer Iron Bessie Bell and Mary Gray Bessus Best Best Man Best Things Bestiaries Bete Bête Noire Beth Gelert Bethlemenites Betrothed Better Better kind Friend, etc Bettina Betty Betubium Between Betwixt and Between Beurre Beuves Bever Bevil Bevis' Bevy Bezaliel Bezonian Bheem Biæum Bianca Bianchi Bias Bible Bible-backed Bible-carrier Bible Christians Bible-Clerk Bible Statistics Biblia Pauperum Biblical Bibliomancy Bibulus Biceps Biceps Parnassus Bickerstaff Bicorn Bid Bid-ale Bidding Beads Bidding-Prayer Biddy Bideford Postman Bidpai Biforked Letter of the Greeks Bifrost Big Big Bird Big-endians Big Gooseberry Season Big-wig Bigaroon Bighes Bight Bigorne Bigot Bigot and his Castle of Bungay Bilbo Bilboes Bile Bilge Water Bilk Bilker Bill Bill of Fare Bill of Health Bill of Lading Bill of Pains and Penalties Bill of Quantities Bill of Rights Bill of Sale Bills of Mortality Bills of Parcels Billee' Billet-doux Billiards Billings Billingsgate Billingsgate Pheasant Billy Billy Barlow Billycock Hats Bi-metallism Binary Arithmetic Binary Theory Bingham's Dandies Binnacle Birchin Lane Bird Bird in the hand Bird in thy Bosom Bird of Este Birds Bird's-eye View Birdcage Walk Birmingham Poet Birthday Suit Bis Biscuit Bise Bishop Bishop in Partibus Bishop of Hippo Bishop's Apron Bishop's Bible Bishop's Mitre Bissextile Bisson Bistonians Bit Bite Bitelas Bites and Bams Biting Remark Bitt Bitten Bitter End Bitter as Gall Bittock Biz Black Black as a Crow Black as a Newgate Knocker Black in the Face Black is White Black Acts Black Art Black Assize Black-balled Black Book Black Books Black Brunswickers Black Cap Black Cattle Black Cattle Black Death Black Diamonds Black Dog Black Doll Black Douglas Black Flag Black Flags Black-foot Blackfoot Black Friars Black Friday Black Game Black Genevan Black-guards Black Hole of Calcutta Black Horse Black Jack Black Jack Black Joke Black Leg Black Letter Black Letter Day Black Looks Black Mail Black Man Black Maria Black Monday Black Money Black Ox Black Parliament Black Prince Black Republicans Black Rod Black Rood of Scotland Black Russia Black Saturday Black Sea Black Sheep Black Standard Black Strap Black Swan Black-thorn Winter Black Thursday Black Tom Black Watch Black...White Blacks Blackacre Blackamoor Blackness Blacksmith Bladamour Blade Bladud Blanchefleur Blandiman Blaney Blank Cartridge Blank Cheque Blank Practice Blank Verse Blanket Blanketeers Blare Blarney Blase Blasphemous Balfour Blast Blatant Beast Blayney's Bloodhounds Blaze Blazer Blazon Ble Blear-eyed Bleed Blefuscu Bleidablik Blemmyes Blenheim Dog Blenheim House Bless Blessing Blest Blikiandabol Blimber Blind Blind Alley Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green Blind Department Blind Ditch Blind Harry Blind Hedge Blind old Man of Scio's rocky Isle Blind Magistrate Blindman's Holiday Blindman's Lantern Blindmen's Dinner Blinkers Block Blockhead Blood Blood Blood-guiltiness Blood-horse Bloodhound Blood Money Blood Relation Blood-thirsty Blood of the Grograms Bloody Bloody Bloody Assizes Bloody Bill Bloody-Bones Bloody Butcher Bloody Hand Bloody Wedding Bloody Week Bloom Bloomerism Blount Blouse Blow Blow a Cloud Blow Me Blow out Blow-point Blown Blown Herrings Blown upon Blowzelinda Blowzy Blubber Blubber Cheeks Bluchers Blue Blue-apron Statesman Blue Beans Bluebeard Bluebeard's Key Blue Billy Blue Blood Blue Boar Blue Caps Blue-coat School Blue Devils Blue eyed Maid Blue Flag Blue Gown Blue Guards Blue Hen Blue John Blue Laws Blue-light Federalists Blue-mantle Blue Monday Blue Moon Blue Mould Blue Murder Blue-noses Blue Peter Blue-pigeon Flyer Blue Ribbon Blue Ribbon Blue Ruin Blue Squadron Blue Stocking Blue Talk Blue Wonder Blue and Red Blue and Yellow Blues Bluff Bluff Harry Blunderbore Blunderbuss Blunt Blurt out Blush Bo Bo-tree Boa Boanerges Boar Boar's Flesh Boar's Head Board Board of Green Cloth Board School (A) Boarding School Boards Boast Boast of England Boat Boatswain Boaz and Jachin. Bob Bobadil Bobbery Bobbish Bobbit Bobby Boccus Bockland Bod Boden-See Bodies Bodkin Bodle Bodleian Library Body Body and Soul Body-colour Body Corporate Body Politic Body-snatcher Boemond Boeotia Boeotian Boeotian Ears Boethius Bogie Bogio Bogle Swindle Bogomili Bogtrotters Bogus Boheme Bohemia Bohemian Bohemian Life Bohort Boies Boiling-point Boiley Boisserean Collection Bolay Bold Bolerium Promontory Bolero Bolingbroke Bollandists Bollen Bologna Stone Bolognese School Bolt Bolt in Tun Bolt Upright Bolted Bolted Arrow Bolton Bolus Bomb Bomba Bombast Bombastes Furioso Bombastus Bon Gaultier Ballads Bon gre mal gre Bon Mot Bon Ton Bon Vivant Bona Fide Bona-roba Bonduca Bone Bonese Bonfire Bonhomie' Bonhomme Boniface Bonne Bonne Bouche Bonnet Bonnet Lairds Bonnet-piece Bonnet Rouge Bonnie Dundee Bonnyclabber Bono Johnny Bontemps Bonus Bonzes Booby Booby-trap Book Book of Books Book of Life Books Book-keeper Book-keeping Bookworm Boom Boom-Passenger Boon Companion Boot Boots Boots at an Inn Bootless Errand Bootes Booth Boozy Bor Borachio Borak Bord Halfpenny Bordarii Border Border States Bordlands Bordlode Bore Boreal Northern. Boreas Borghese Borgia Born Born Days Born in the Purple Born with a Silver Spoon Borough English Borowe Borr Borrow Borrowed days of February Borrowed days of March Bortell Bos Bosh Bosky Bosom Friend Bosom Sermons Bosphorus Boss Bossum Bostal Botanomancy Botany Botch Bother Bothie System Botley Assizes Bottes Bottle Bottle-chart Bottle-holder Bottle-washer Bottled Beer Bottled Moonshine Bottom Bottomless Botty Boucan Bouders Boudoir Boues de St. Amand Bought and Sold Bougie Boule Bouljanus Bouncer Bounty Bouquet Bourbon Bourgeois Bourgeoisie Bouse Boustrap'a Boustrophedon Bouts-rimes Bovey Coal Bow Bow Bells Bow-catcher Bow-hand Bow-street Runners Bow-window in Front Bow-wow Word Bowden Bowdlerise Bowels of Mercy Bower Bower Anchor Bower of Bliss Bowie Knife Bowing Bowled Bowling Bowls Bowse Bowyer God Box Box and Cox Box the Compass Box Days Box Harry Boxing-Day Boy Boy Bachelor Boy Bishop Boycott Boyle Controversy Boyle's Law Boyle Lectures Boz Bozzy Brabanconne Brabancons Brace Brace of Shakes Bradamant Bradshaw's Guide Bradwardine Brag Braggadochio Bragi Bragi's Apples Bragi's Story Bragmardo Brahma Brahmi Brahmin Bramble Bran Bran-new Brand Brandenburg Brandimart Brandon Brandons Brandy is Latin for Goose Brandy Nan Branghtons Brank Brasenose Brass Brat Brave Bravery Bravest of the Brave Brawn Bray Brazen Age Brazen-faced Brazen Head Brazen out Breaches Bread Bread-basket Bread and Cheese Break Break Cover Break Down Break Faith Break Ground Break In Break of Day Break the Ice Break your Back Break up Housekeeping Break with One Breaking a Stick Breast Breath Breathe Breche de Roland Breeches Breeze Breidablik Brennus Brent Brent-goose Brent-hill Brentford Bressommer Bretwalda Brevet Rank Breviary Brew Brewer Briareos Briar-root Pipe Briboci Bric-a-brac Brick Brick-and-mortar Franchise Brickdusts Brick-tea Bride Bride of Abydos Bride of Lammermoor Bride of the Sea Bridegroom Bridegroom's Men Bridewell Bridge of Gold Bridge of Jehennam Bridge of Sighs Bridgewater Treatises Bridle Bridle Road Bridle up Bridlegoose Bridport Brigadore Brigand Brigandine Brigantine Bright's Disease Brigians Brigliadoro Brilliant Madman Briney Bring About Bring Down the House Bring into Play Bring Round Bring To Bring to Book Bring to Pass Bring to the Hammer Bring Under Bring Up Bris Briseis Brisingamen Brisk as a Bee Brissotins Bristol Board Bristol Boy Bristol Fashion Bristol Milk Britain Britannia British Lion Britomart Briton Brittany Broach Broad as Long Broad Arrow Broad Bottom Ministry Broadcloth Broadside Brobdingnag Brocken Brocklehurst Brogue Brogues Broken Feather Broken on the Wheel Broker Brontes Bronzomarte Brook Brooks of Sheffield Broom Brosier Brother Brother German Brother Jonathan Brother Sam Browbeat Brown Brown as a Berry Brown, Jones, and Robinson Brown Bess Brown Study Brownie Browse his Jib Bruel Bruin Brumaire Brummagem Brums Brunehild Brunello Brunt Brush Brush up Brut Brut d'Angleterre Brute Brutum Fulmen Brutus Bruxellois Brydport Dagger Bub Bubastis Bubble Bucca Buccaneer' Bucentaur Bucephalos Buchanites Buck Buck-basket Buck-bean Buck-rider Buck-tooth Buckwheat Buckhorse Buckingham Bucklaw Buckle Buckler Bucklersbury Buckmaster's Light Infantry Buckra Buckshish Buddha Buddhism Buddhist Bude Budge Budge Bachelors Budget Buff Buffalo Bill Buffalo Robe Buffer Buffoon Buffoons Buffs Bugaboo Bugbear Buggy Buhl-work Build Builder's Square Bulbul Bulis Bull Bull-dog Bull-dogs Bull-necked Bull-ring Bull's Eye Bulls Bullet Bulletin Bulling the Barrel Bullion Bully Bully-boy Bully-rook Bum-bailiff Bum-boat Bumble Bummarees Bumper Bumpkin Bumptious Bun Bunch of Fives Buncle Bundle Bundle of Sticks Bundschuh Bung Bungalow Bungay Bunkum Bunny Bunsby Bunting Buphagos Burbon Burchardise Burchell Burd Burden of a Song Bure Bureaucracy Burglar Burgundian Burial of an Ass Buridan's Ass Burke Burkers Burl, Burler Burlaw Burlesque Burlond Burn Burning Crown Burnt Burnt Candlemas Day Bursa Burst Bury the Hatchet Burying Burying at Cross Roads Bus Busby Bush Bushel Bushman Bushrangers Business Business To-morrow Busirane Busiris Buskin Buss Busterich Busy as a Bee Butcher Butcher Boots Butter Butter-fingers Buttered Ale Buttercups Butterflies Butterfly Kiss Button Buttons Button-hole Button-hole Buy in Buy Off Buy Out Buy Over Buy Up Buying a Pig in a Poke Buzfuz Buzz Buzzard By By-and-by Bygones By-laws By-road By-the-by By-the-way Byron Byrsa Byzantine Art Byzantine Empire Byzantine Historians Byzantines Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. 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E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B B. C. B. and S B. K. S B Flats B.'s B. of B. K Baal-Peor Baal Samin Baal Shemesh Baal Zeboub Ba ba Babau Babes in the Wood Babes Babies in the Eyes Babel Babouc Babouin Baby Charles Babylon Babylonian Numbers Babylonish Captivity Babylonish Garment Baca Bacbuc Bacchanalia Bacchanalian Bacchant Bacchante Bacchis Bacchus Baccoch Bachelor Bachelor of Salamanca Bachelor's Buttons Bachelor's Fare Bachelor's Porch Back Back and Edge Backbite Backbone Backgammon Background Back-hander Back-speer Back-stair Influence Backwardation Backward Blessing Backwater Bacon Baconian Philosophy Bactrian Sage Bad Bad Blood Bad Books Bad Debts Bad Form Bad Lot Bad Shot Badaud Badge of Poverty Badge-men Badger Badinage Badinguet Badminton Baffle Bag Bags Bag-man Bag o' Nails Baga de Secretis Bagatelle Baguette d'Armide Bahagnia Bahr Geist Bail Bailey Bailiff Bailleur Baillif Bain Marie Bairam Baisser Bait Bajaderes Bajulus Bajura Baked Baked Meat Baker Baker's Dozen Baker's Knee Bakshish Bal Balaam Balaam Basket Balafré Balai Balak Balâm Balan Balance Balayer Balclutha Bald Baldachin Baldassare Balder Balderdash Baldwin Bale Balearica Tormenta Balfour of Burley Balios Balisarda Balistraria Baliverso Balk Balker Balkis Ball Balls Ballad Ballads Ballambangjan Ballast Balle Ballendino Ballet Balliol College Balloon Balloon Post Balm Balmawhapple Balmérino Balmung Balmy Balnibarbi Balthazar Baltic Balwhidder Bambino Bambocciades Bamboccio Bamboozle Bampton Lectures Ban Banagher Banat Banbury Banco Bancus Regius Bandana Bandbox Bandbox Plot Bande Noire Bandit Bands Bandy Bane Bangorian Controversy Bang-up Banian Banian Days Bank Bank of a River Bankrupt Bankside Banks's Horse Bannatyne Club Banner Banneret Bannière Banns of Marriage Banquet Banquo Banshee Bantam Banting Bantling Banyan Bap Baptes Baptist Bar Barabas Barataria Barathron Barb Barbari Barbarians Barbarossa Barbary Barbason Barbazure Barbe Barbecue Barbed Steed Barbel Barbeliots Barber Barber Poet Barber's Pole Barbican Barbier Barcarole Barcelona Barclayans Barcochebah Bardesanists Bardit Bardo de Bardi Bardolph Bards Barebone Parliament Barefaced Barefooted Bare Poles Bargain Bark Barker Barktan Barlaham Barley Barley-bree Barley Cap Barleycorn Barley-mow Barley Sugar Barmecide Barmecide's Feast Barnabas Barnabites Barnaby Lecturers Barnaby Rudge Barnacle Barnacles Barnardine Barn-burners Barnet Barnwell Baro-Devel Baron Baron Bung Baron Munchausen Baron of Beef Barons' War Barrack Hack Barracks Barratry Barrel Fever Barrell's Blues Barrette Barricade Barrier Barrikin Barring-out Barrister Barristers' Bags Barristers' Gowns Barry Cornwall Barsanians Bar-sur-Aube Bartholo Bartholomew Bartholomew Fair Barthram's Dirge Bartoldo Bartole Bartolist Barzillai Bas Bleu Base Base Tenure Base of Operation Bashaw Basilian Monks Basilica Basilics Basilidians Basilisco Basilisk Basket Basochians Bass Bastard Baste Bastille Bastinado Bastion Bat Bat-horses Batavia Bath Bath-kol Bathos Bathsheba Bathyllus Batiste Batrachomyomachia Batta Battar Battels Battersea Battle Battledore Battu Battu de fol Oiseau Battus paieront Baubee Bauble Baucis Baviad Bavieca Bavius Bawbee Bawley Boat Bawtry Baxterians Bay Bay the Moon Bay Salt Bayadere Bayard Bayardo Bayes Bayes's Troops Bayeux Tapestry Bayle Bayonet Bayonets Bead Bead-house Bead-roll Beadle Beadsman Beak Beaker Beam Bean Bean Feast Bean Goose Bean-king Bear Bear of Bradwardine Bear Account Bear Garden Bear-leader Bears are caught by Honey Beard Bearded Bearded Women: Bearings Bearnais Beasts Beastly Drunk Beat Beaten to a Mummy Beaten with his own Staff Beating about the Bush Beating the Bounds Beati Possidentes Beatific Vision Beatrice Beau Beau Ideal Beau Jour beau Retour Beau Lion Beau Monde Beau Trap Beauclerc Beaumontague Beautiful Beautiful Parricide Beauty Beauty and the Beast Beauty of Buttermere Beauty Sleep Beaux Esprits Beaux Yeux Beaver Becarre, Bemol Becasse Becket's Assassins Bed Bed of Justice Bed of Roses Bed of Thorns Bed-post Bede Bedell Beder Bedford Bedford Level Bedfordshire Bediver Bedlam Bedlamite Bedouins Bedreddin' Hassan Bed-rock Bedver Bee Bee-line Bees Beef Beefeaters Beef-steak Club Beefington Beelzebub Beer Beer and Skittles Beer aux Mouches Beeswing Beetle Beetle-crusher Befana Before the Lights Before the Mast Beg the Question Beggar Beggars Beggars' Barm Beggars' Bullets Beggar's Bush Beggar's Daughter Begging Beghards Begtashi Begue d'entendement Beguins Begum Behemoth Behmenists Behram Bejan Bel-a-faire-peur Bel Esprit Belch Belcher Beldam Beleses Belfast Regiment Bel-fires Belford Belfry Belial Belinda Belinuncia Belisarius Bell Bells Bell, Book, and Candle Bell of Patrick's Will Bell Savage Bell-the-Cat Bell-wavering Belladonna Bellarmine Bellaston Belle Belles Lettres Bellefontaine Bellerophon Bellerus Bellicent Bellin Bellisant Bellman Bellona Bellows Bellwether of the Flock Belly Belomancy Beloved Disciple Beloved Physician Below the Belt Belphegor Belphoebe Belt Beltane Belted Knight Belted Will Beltenebros Belvawney Belvedere Belvidera Bemuse Ben Ben Jochanan' Ben trovato Benaiah Benares Benbow Bench Bench and Bar Benchers Bend Bend Sinister Bendemeer Bender Bendigo Bendy Benedicite Benedick Benedict Benefice Benefit of Clergy Benen-geli Benet Benevolence Benevolus Bengal Tigers Bengalese Bengodi Benicia Boy Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin's Mess Bennaskar Benshie, Benshee Bent Benvolio Beppo Berchta Bereans Berecynthian Hero Berengarians Berenice Berg Folk Bergæan Bergelmir Berger Bergomask Berkley Berkshire Berlin Decree Berlin Time Berliners Bermeja Bermoothes Bermudas Bernard Bernard Soup Bernardo Bernardo del Carpio Bernard's Inn Berners Bernese Bernesque Poetry Bernouilli's Numbers Berserker Berth Bertha Berthas Berthe au Grand Pied Bertolde Bertram Bertram, Count of Rousillon Bertram Risingham Bertramo Berwicks Beryl Molozane Berzak Besaile Besants Beside the Cushion Besom Bess Bess o' Bedlam Bess of Hardwicke Bessemer Iron Bessie Bell and Mary Gray Bessus Best Best Man Best Things Bestiaries Bete Bête Noire Beth Gelert Bethlemenites Betrothed Better Better kind Friend, etc Bettina Betty Betubium Between Betwixt and Between Beurre Beuves Bever Bevil Bevis' Bevy Bezaliel Bezonian Bheem Biæum Bianca Bianchi Bias Bible Bible-backed Bible-carrier Bible Christians Bible-Clerk Bible Statistics Biblia Pauperum Biblical Bibliomancy Bibulus Biceps Biceps Parnassus Bickerstaff Bicorn Bid Bid-ale Bidding Beads Bidding-Prayer Biddy Bideford Postman Bidpai Biforked Letter of the Greeks Bifrost Big Big Bird Big-endians Big Gooseberry Season Big-wig Bigaroon Bighes Bight Bigorne Bigot Bigot and his Castle of Bungay Bilbo Bilboes Bile Bilge Water Bilk Bilker Bill Bill of Fare Bill of Health Bill of Lading Bill of Pains and Penalties Bill of Quantities Bill of Rights Bill of Sale Bills of Mortality Bills of Parcels Billee' Billet-doux Billiards Billings Billingsgate Billingsgate Pheasant Billy Billy Barlow Billycock Hats Bi-metallism Binary Arithmetic Binary Theory Bingham's Dandies Binnacle Birchin Lane Bird Bird in the hand Bird in thy Bosom Bird of Este Birds Bird's-eye View Birdcage Walk Birmingham Poet Birthday Suit Bis Biscuit Bise Bishop Bishop in Partibus Bishop of Hippo Bishop's Apron Bishop's Bible Bishop's Mitre Bissextile Bisson Bistonians Bit Bite Bitelas Bites and Bams Biting Remark Bitt Bitten Bitter End Bitter as Gall Bittock Biz Black Black as a Crow Black as a Newgate Knocker Black in the Face Black is White Black Acts Black Art Black Assize Black-balled Black Book Black Books Black Brunswickers Black Cap Black Cattle Black Cattle Black Death Black Diamonds Black Dog Black Doll Black Douglas Black Flag Black Flags Black-foot Blackfoot Black Friars Black Friday Black Game Black Genevan Black-guards Black Hole of Calcutta Black Horse Black Jack Black Jack Black Joke Black Leg Black Letter Black Letter Day Black Looks Black Mail Black Man Black Maria Black Monday Black Money Black Ox Black Parliament Black Prince Black Republicans Black Rod Black Rood of Scotland Black Russia Black Saturday Black Sea Black Sheep Black Standard Black Strap Black Swan Black-thorn Winter Black Thursday Black Tom Black Watch Black...White Blacks Blackacre Blackamoor Blackness Blacksmith Bladamour Blade Bladud Blanchefleur Blandiman Blaney Blank Cartridge Blank Cheque Blank Practice Blank Verse Blanket Blanketeers Blare Blarney Blase Blasphemous Balfour Blast Blatant Beast Blayney's Bloodhounds Blaze Blazer Blazon Ble Blear-eyed Bleed Blefuscu Bleidablik Blemmyes Blenheim Dog Blenheim House Bless Blessing Blest Blikiandabol Blimber Blind Blind Alley Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green Blind Department Blind Ditch Blind Harry Blind Hedge Blind old Man of Scio's rocky Isle Blind Magistrate Blindman's Holiday Blindman's Lantern Blindmen's Dinner Blinkers Block Blockhead Blood Blood Blood-guiltiness Blood-horse Bloodhound Blood Money Blood Relation Blood-thirsty Blood of the Grograms Bloody Bloody Bloody Assizes Bloody Bill Bloody-Bones Bloody Butcher Bloody Hand Bloody Wedding Bloody Week Bloom Bloomerism Blount Blouse Blow Blow a Cloud Blow Me Blow out Blow-point Blown Blown Herrings Blown upon Blowzelinda Blowzy Blubber Blubber Cheeks Bluchers Blue Blue-apron Statesman Blue Beans Bluebeard Bluebeard's Key Blue Billy Blue Blood Blue Boar Blue Caps Blue-coat School Blue Devils Blue eyed Maid Blue Flag Blue Gown Blue Guards Blue Hen Blue John Blue Laws Blue-light Federalists Blue-mantle Blue Monday Blue Moon Blue Mould Blue Murder Blue-noses Blue Peter Blue-pigeon Flyer Blue Ribbon Blue Ribbon Blue Ruin Blue Squadron Blue Stocking Blue Talk Blue Wonder Blue and Red Blue and Yellow Blues Bluff Bluff Harry Blunderbore Blunderbuss Blunt Blurt out Blush Bo Bo-tree Boa Boanerges Boar Boar's Flesh Boar's Head Board Board of Green Cloth Board School (A) Boarding School Boards Boast Boast of England Boat Boatswain Boaz and Jachin. Bob Bobadil Bobbery Bobbish Bobbit Bobby Boccus Bockland Bod Boden-See Bodies Bodkin Bodle Bodleian Library Body Body and Soul Body-colour Body Corporate Body Politic Body-snatcher Boemond Boeotia Boeotian Boeotian Ears Boethius Bogie Bogio Bogle Swindle Bogomili Bogtrotters Bogus Boheme Bohemia Bohemian Bohemian Life Bohort Boies Boiling-point Boiley Boisserean Collection Bolay Bold Bolerium Promontory Bolero Bolingbroke Bollandists Bollen Bologna Stone Bolognese School Bolt Bolt in Tun Bolt Upright Bolted Bolted Arrow Bolton Bolus Bomb Bomba Bombast Bombastes Furioso Bombastus Bon Gaultier Ballads Bon gre mal gre Bon Mot Bon Ton Bon Vivant Bona Fide Bona-roba Bonduca Bone Bonese Bonfire Bonhomie' Bonhomme Boniface Bonne Bonne Bouche Bonnet Bonnet Lairds Bonnet-piece Bonnet Rouge Bonnie Dundee Bonnyclabber Bono Johnny Bontemps Bonus Bonzes Booby Booby-trap Book Book of Books Book of Life Books Book-keeper Book-keeping Bookworm Boom Boom-Passenger Boon Companion Boot Boots Boots at an Inn Bootless Errand Bootes Booth Boozy Bor Borachio Borak Bord Halfpenny Bordarii Border Border States Bordlands Bordlode Bore Boreal Northern. Boreas Borghese Borgia Born Born Days Born in the Purple Born with a Silver Spoon Borough English Borowe Borr Borrow Borrowed days of February Borrowed days of March Bortell Bos Bosh Bosky Bosom Friend Bosom Sermons Bosphorus Boss Bossum Bostal Botanomancy Botany Botch Bother Bothie System Botley Assizes Bottes Bottle Bottle-chart Bottle-holder Bottle-washer Bottled Beer Bottled Moonshine Bottom Bottomless Botty Boucan Bouders Boudoir Boues de St. Amand Bought and Sold Bougie Boule Bouljanus Bouncer Bounty Bouquet Bourbon Bourgeois Bourgeoisie Bouse Boustrap'a Boustrophedon Bouts-rimes Bovey Coal Bow Bow Bells Bow-catcher Bow-hand Bow-street Runners Bow-window in Front Bow-wow Word Bowden Bowdlerise Bowels of Mercy Bower Bower Anchor Bower of Bliss Bowie Knife Bowing Bowled Bowling Bowls Bowse Bowyer God Box Box and Cox Box the Compass Box Days Box Harry Boxing-Day Boy Boy Bachelor Boy Bishop Boycott Boyle Controversy Boyle's Law Boyle Lectures Boz Bozzy Brabanconne Brabancons Brace Brace of Shakes Bradamant Bradshaw's Guide Bradwardine Brag Braggadochio Bragi Bragi's Apples Bragi's Story Bragmardo Brahma Brahmi Brahmin Bramble Bran Bran-new Brand Brandenburg Brandimart Brandon Brandons Brandy is Latin for Goose Brandy Nan Branghtons Brank Brasenose Brass Brat Brave Bravery Bravest of the Brave Brawn Bray Brazen Age Brazen-faced Brazen Head Brazen out Breaches Bread Bread-basket Bread and Cheese Break Break Cover Break Down Break Faith Break Ground Break In Break of Day Break the Ice Break your Back Break up Housekeeping Break with One Breaking a Stick Breast Breath Breathe Breche de Roland Breeches Breeze Breidablik Brennus Brent Brent-goose Brent-hill Brentford Bressommer Bretwalda Brevet Rank Breviary Brew Brewer Briareos Briar-root Pipe Briboci Bric-a-brac Brick Brick-and-mortar Franchise Brickdusts Brick-tea Bride Bride of Abydos Bride of Lammermoor Bride of the Sea Bridegroom Bridegroom's Men Bridewell Bridge of Gold Bridge of Jehennam Bridge of Sighs Bridgewater Treatises Bridle Bridle Road Bridle up Bridlegoose Bridport Brigadore Brigand Brigandine Brigantine Bright's Disease Brigians Brigliadoro Brilliant Madman Briney Bring About Bring Down the House Bring into Play Bring Round Bring To Bring to Book Bring to Pass Bring to the Hammer Bring Under Bring Up Bris Briseis Brisingamen Brisk as a Bee Brissotins Bristol Board Bristol Boy Bristol Fashion Bristol Milk Britain Britannia British Lion Britomart Briton Brittany Broach Broad as Long Broad Arrow Broad Bottom Ministry Broadcloth Broadside Brobdingnag Brocken Brocklehurst Brogue Brogues Broken Feather Broken on the Wheel Broker Brontes Bronzomarte Brook Brooks of Sheffield Broom Brosier Brother Brother German Brother Jonathan Brother Sam Browbeat Brown Brown as a Berry Brown, Jones, and Robinson Brown Bess Brown Study Brownie Browse his Jib Bruel Bruin Brumaire Brummagem Brums Brunehild Brunello Brunt Brush Brush up Brut Brut d'Angleterre Brute Brutum Fulmen Brutus Bruxellois Brydport Dagger Bub Bubastis Bubble Bucca Buccaneer' Bucentaur Bucephalos Buchanites Buck Buck-basket Buck-bean Buck-rider Buck-tooth Buckwheat Buckhorse Buckingham Bucklaw Buckle Buckler Bucklersbury Buckmaster's Light Infantry Buckra Buckshish Buddha Buddhism Buddhist Bude Budge Budge Bachelors Budget Buff Buffalo Bill Buffalo Robe Buffer Buffoon Buffoons Buffs Bugaboo Bugbear Buggy Buhl-work Build Builder's Square Bulbul Bulis Bull Bull-dog Bull-dogs Bull-necked Bull-ring Bull's Eye Bulls Bullet Bulletin Bulling the Barrel Bullion Bully Bully-boy Bully-rook Bum-bailiff Bum-boat Bumble Bummarees Bumper Bumpkin Bumptious Bun Bunch of Fives Buncle Bundle Bundle of Sticks Bundschuh Bung Bungalow Bungay Bunkum Bunny Bunsby Bunting Buphagos Burbon Burchardise Burchell Burd Burden of a Song Bure Bureaucracy Burglar Burgundian Burial of an Ass Buridan's Ass Burke Burkers Burl, Burler Burlaw Burlesque Burlond Burn Burning Crown Burnt Burnt Candlemas Day Bursa Burst Bury the Hatchet Burying Burying at Cross Roads Bus Busby Bush Bushel Bushman Bushrangers Business Business To-morrow Busirane Busiris Buskin Buss Busterich Busy as a Bee Butcher Butcher Boots Butter Butter-fingers Buttered Ale Buttercups Butterflies Butterfly Kiss Button Buttons Button-hole Button-hole Buy in Buy Off Buy Out Buy Over Buy Up Buying a Pig in a Poke Buzfuz Buzz Buzzard By By-and-by Bygones By-laws By-road By-the-by By-the-way Byron Byrsa Byzantine Art Byzantine Empire Byzantine Historians Byzantines Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. 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