Birchin Lane
I must send you to Birchin Lane, i.e. whip you. The play is on birch (a rod).
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bird and baby
The sign of the eagle and child.
bird in the bosom
Something or someone cherished and protected
bird of ill omen
Someone or something that brings bad luck or signals a bad event
bird of one's own brain
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bird's-eye view
a comprehensive view from a high angle
bird-witted
Inconsiderate, thoughtless, easily imposed on.
birdie
A penis.
birds and bees
Human reproduction and sex
birds of a feather flock together
People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
birmingham is the centre
It includes Wolverhampton, Walsall, Redditch, etc,, and has been blackened by its many coal and iron mines, and smoking factory shafts.
Birmingham Poet
John Freeth, who died at the age of seventy-eight in 1808. He was wit, poet, and publican, who not only wrote the words and tunes of songs, but sang them also, and sang them well.
birmingham screwdriver
A hammer.
Birnam Wood
Birnam is a hill in Perthshire, 11 miles north-west of Perth, and formerly part of the royal forest known as Birnam Wood.
birth-day suit
He was in his birth-day suit, that is, stark naked.
birthday suit
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Birthday Suit
He was in his birthday suit. Quite nude, as when born.
biscayan shore
Suetonius tells us that a thunderbolt fell in the Cantabrian Lake (Spain) "in which twelve axes were found." (Galba, viii.
biscuit hooks
The hands.
bishop
A mixture of wine and water, into which is put a roasted orange. Also one of the largest of Mrs. Philips's purses, used to contain the others.
bishop
A warm drink composed of materials similar to those used in the manufacture of "flip" and "purl."
Bishop Barker
An Australian term used around Sydney for the largest glass of beer available, named from Frederick Barker (1808-82), Bishop of Sydney (consecrated 1854) who was a very tall man.
Bishop of Hexham
It was he who at the Synod of Whitby (664) succeeded in substituting the Roman uses and their ^observance of Easter in England for the Celtic. For many centuries his banner was carried to the wars.
bit
Money. He grappled the cull's bit; he seized the man's money. A bit is also the smallest coin in Jamaica, equal to about sixpence sterling.
bit
Fourpence; in America a 12-1/2 cent piece is called a BIT, and a defaced 20 cent piece is termed a LONG BIT. A BIT is the smallest coin in Jamaica, equal to 6d. BIT usually means the smallest silver coin in circulation; also a piece of money of any kind.
bit and bridle
To control or restrain someone's actions or words
bit by a barn mouse
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bit by bit
Gradually, in small amounts or steps
bit-faker
Or TURNER OUT, a coiner of bad money.
bit-of-stuff
Overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities; a young woman, who is also called a BIT OF MUSLIN.
bitch
A she dog, or doggess; the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman, even more provoking than that of whore, as may he gathered from the regular Billinsgate or St. Giles's answer--"I may be a whore, but can't be a bitch."
bitch
Tea; "a BITCH party," a tea-drinking. Probably because undergraduates consider tea only fit for old women.—Oxford.
bitch and moan
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bitch booby
A country wench. Military term.
bitch goddess
Fame or success that is unfulfilling or corrupting
bitchassness
bitchiness
bite
A cheat; also a woman's privities. The cull wapt the mort's bite; the fellow enjoyed the wench heartily. Cant.
bite
A cheat; "a Yorkshire BITE," a cheating fellow from that county. The term BITE is also applied to a hard bargainer.—North; also old slang—used by Pope. Swift says it originated with a nobleman in his day.
bite me
go away or leave me alone
bite my ass
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bite my shiny metal ass
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bite of the cherry
a single opportunity to do something
bite of the reality sandwich
a dose of unpleasant truth
bite off
take on more responsibility than one can handle
bite one's lip
to stop oneself from speaking or reacting
bite one's nails
to nervously or anxiously wait for something
bite one's tongue
To refrain from speaking one's mind
bite someone's hand off
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bite someone's head off
To respond to someone angrily or aggressively
bite the big one
to die or meet a dramatic end
bite the biscuit
to endure a difficult or unpleasant situation
bite the curb
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bite the hand that feeds one
To act against the interests of someone who helps or supports you
bite to eat
a small amount of food
biter
A wench whose **** is ready to bite her a-se; a lascivious, rampant wench.
Bites and Bams
Hoaxes and quizzes; humbug. [His] humble efforts at jocularity were chiefly confined to ... bites and bams. — SCOTT: Guy Mannering, ch. 3.
bits
Genitals.
bits and bobs
Various small, unrelated things
bits and pieces
Small, scattered parts or remnants of something
bitter
Diminutive of bitter beer; "to do a BITTER," to drink beer.—Originally Oxford, but now general.
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