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† bulchin Obs. or dial. Also 4 bulchyn, 6–8 bulching. [Variant of bulkin; cf. bulch n.2] 1. A bull-calf.1330 R. Brunne Chron. 174 For ten mark men sold a litille bulchyn. 1573 Tusser Husb. xxxiii. (1878) 74 Lamb, bulchin, and pig, geld vnder the big. 1637 Heywood Jup. & Io Wks. 1874 VI. 272 Wouldst ...
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bulkin
† ˈbulkin Obs. [app. f. bull n.1 + -kin; perh. after Du. or LG. Sense b (= bulch2, bulchin 2) may be a distinct word, cf. MDu. boelekijn, darling (Verwijs and Verdam); also bully n. The form of the variants Bulch, Bulchin may possibly be due to the pronunciation of the Du. suffix indicated by its la...
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chubbingly
† ˈchubbingly, a. Obs. slang.c 1690 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Bulchin, a Chubbingly Boy or Lad. 1725 in New Cant. Dict.
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bulch
▪ I. † bulch, n.1 Obs. [prob. a variant of bulge: perh. influenced by bunch, botch.] A hump or swelling. Cf. bulge n.2c 1300 Body & Soul in Map's Poems (Wright) 34 They were ragged, roue, and tayled, with brode bulches [c 1325 bunches] on here bak. 1600 Darrell True Narr. 11 A foul ugly man with a w...
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lantern
▪ I. lantern, n. (ˈlæntən) Forms: 3–4 lanter(e, 4–6 launtern(e, 4–7 lanterne, (4 -tirne, 4–5 -tyrne, 5 -tarne, laterne), 5 lantane, lawnterne, -tryn, 5–6 lantron, 6 lantren, -trin, -turne, 6–7 lanthorne, 8–9 lanthern, 6–9 lanthorn, 4– lantern. [ad. F. lanterne, ad. L. lanterna, also lāterna, believe...
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big
▪ I. big, n. Obs. exc. dial. Also bigg, bigge. [Deriv. unknown. (Some refer it to big a.; some compare Cornish begel, Breton bégél the navel.)] 1. A teat. Now dial.1573 Tusser Husb. xxxiii. (1878) 74 Lamb, bulchin, and pig, geld vnder the big. 1601 Holland Pliny I. 558 With bigs or dugs. 1705 Hicker...
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