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thaobh, cùlaobh. 2. tlie outer part of the hand
when shut : cùl an dùim. 3. the outward part
of the body, that which requires clothes, opposed
to belly : druim, croit. 4. the rear, opposed to
the van : ciilaobh, deireadh, cùl. 5. the place be-
hind : CÙI, cùlaobh. 6. the part of any thing out
of sight: CÙ1. 7. the thick part of any tool: ciil,
ciilaobh. 8. a large vessel used by brewers. See
Vat. Turn the back, go away : cuir cùl ri, falbh.
Take on your back : gabh air do dhruim, gabh air
do mhuin. Behind you : air do chùl.
Back, adv, 1. To the place from which one came :
air ais. 2. backward : air ais, an coinneamh a
«hùil. 3. behind, not coming forward : air ais,
air deireadh. 4. towards things past : air ais. 5.
again, in return : air ais, a f is. 6. again, a second
time : a ris, air ais.
Back,?;, a. 1. Mount on the back of a horse:
theirig air muin, suidh air, marcaich. 2. break a
horse, train him to bear upon his back : cionn-
saich, bris. 3. place upon the back: cuir air
muin, tog air muin. 4. maintain, strengthen, sup-
port, defend : seas, cuir ie, dion, tagair, neartaich,
cum taic fi, dean taic i-i, cuidich, cuidich le. 5.
justify, support : dion, mol, seas. 6. second : cuir
leis, cuir le.
Backbite, v. a. Ciàl-chàin, tog tuaileas air.
Backbiter, iS. Fear cùl-chàinidh, fear-tuaileis.
Backbiting, s. Cùl-chàineadh. tuaileas.
Backbitingly, adv. Gu ciìl-chàineach, gu tuaileas-
ach.
Back-bone, s. Cnàimh-an-droma, cnàimh-droma.
Backdoor, s. Dorus cùil.
Backed, adf. Aig am bheil druim, dromanach, dron-
agach.
Backfriend, s. Mealltair, feall-charaid.
Backgammon, s. Tàileasg, cluich-thàileasg.
Backhouse, s. Tigh-cùilj cùl-tigh.
Backpiece, *. Cìil-armachd, èideadh-droma.
Backroom, s. Seòmar-cùil, cùl-sheòmar.
Backset, adj. Cùl-bhuailte, cùl-chuairtichte.
Backside, s. 1. Hinder part of any thing : leth-
deiridh, taobh-cijil, cùlaobh. 2. the hind part of
an animal : leth-deiridh. 3. the yard, or ground
behind a house : gàradh-cùil, clobhsa-cùil. 4. (of
the body) : ton, leth-deiridh.
Backslide, v. n. Cùl-sleamhnaich, tuit air t' ais.
Backslider,*. Fear-cùl-sleamnachaidh, cùl-shleamh-
nuiche.
Backsliding, s. Cùl-sleamhnachadh, tuiteam air ais.
Backstairs, s. Ciil-staidhir, frith-staidhir.
Backstay, s. Stadh-cùil, bàll-chùl-aodaich.
Backsword, s. Claidheamh-cùil, claidheamh aoin
fhaobhair.
Backward, 'iadv. 1. With the back forwards:
Backwards,/ an coinneamh a chùil. 2. towards
the back : an coinneamh a' chùil, gu chùl, gu cial.
3. on the back : air muin, air druim. 4. from the
present station to the place beyond the back : air
ais, an comhair a chùil, gu cùl, thar a' chùl. 5.
regressively : air ais. 6. towards something past :
air ais. 7. reflexively : air fèin, air ais air fein,
air ais. 8. from a better to a worse state : air ais,
am measad, an donad. 9. past, in time past :
seach, an am a chaidh seachad. 10. perversely :
air mhearachd.
Backward, cK^'. 1. Unwillingly, averse : neo-thoil-
each, aindeonach, aindeonach air. 2. hesitating :
teagamhach, a' cur an agadh, a chuireas an agh-
aidh, agail. 3. sluggish, dilatory : màirnealach,
mall, leasg, trom. 4. dull, not quick or apprehen-
sive : trom, trom-thuigseach, trom-cheannach. 5.
late, coming after something else : deireannach,
air dheireadh.
Backward, s. Cpoet.J An am o shean, an am a
threig.
Backwardly, adv. See Backward, ad/.
Backwardness, s. 1. Unwillingness : neo-thoil,
aindeoin. 2. hesitation : ag, agadh, agalachd. 3.
sluggishness : mairnealachd, nioille, leisgeachd. 4.
dulness : truimeadas, trom-cheannachd. 5. late-
ness : deireannachd. 6. slowness of progression,
tardiness: maille, fadalachd.
Backwound, v. a. Cùl-lot, cùl-bhuail.
Bacon, s. 1. Flesh of a hog salted and dried:
muic-f heoil clu-ochta, muic-flieoil-chruaidh-shaillte,
muic-fheoil-thiormaichte. 2. the animal itself:
muc, tore. 3. save the bacon : bi air t' fhaicill,
thoir aire dhuit fein.
Baculometry, s. Seòl tomhais le maide, no te bat-
aibh.
Bad, ad/. 1. Ill, not good, in a general sense : olc,
dona, droch. 2. vicious, corrupt : aingidh, coirbte,
dona, crosda, olc. 3. unfortunate, unhappy ;
bochd, àmhgharach, truagh, gann-fhortanach. 4.
hurtful, unwholesome, pernicious, mischievous :
cronail, ciùrtach, ciùrrail, mi-fhallain, neo-fhall-
ain, sgriosail. 5. sick : tinn, euslan.
Bade f P'^^^' °^ ^^^' ^^l^'^rr. Bade for : thairg.
Badge, s. 1. A mark, or cognizance to shew the
relation of the wearer, to any person or thing :
suaicheantas. 2. a token by which one is known :
comharra. 3. mark, or token of any thing : comh-
arra, coltas, dreacli, cumachd.
Badge, v. a. 1. Mark, as with a badge : comharr-
aich, comharraich mar le suaicheantas. 2. mark
actually with a badge : cuir suaicheantas air, càr-
aich suaicheantas ri.
Badgeless, ad/. Gun suaicheantas.
Badger, s. Broc, srianach.
Badger, v. a. Gràinich, dubh-ghràinich, le gnoth-
uchaibh neo-thaitneach, cuir grain air.
Badger, s. Ceannaiche sil, no bidh.
Badger-legged, ad/. Stàbhach.
Badinage, ) s. Faoineas, faom-chainnt, àbhachdas,
Badinerie, J àbhachd.
Badly, adj. See Bad.
Badness, s. Olcas, donadas, aingidheachd, coirb-
teachd. See Bad.
Baffle, v. a. et ii. 1. Elude, make ineffectual :
fairtlich air, rach as o, seachainn, cuir an neo-
bhrigh, mill. 2. confound, defeat with some con-
fusion : fairtlich air, faigh làmh an uchdar air,
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