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Balg-bèice, m. a furz ball, the sponge mushroom.
Balgan-snàmha, m. the air bladder in fishes.
Balgan-uisge, m. a water bubble.
Balg-chasach, a. bandy-legged.
Balg-losguinn, m. a mushroom.
Balg-saighid, m, a quiver.
Balg-sèididh, m. a pair of bellows.
Ball, buill, m. a member, a limb, a tool, a ball.
Ballach, -aiche, a. spotted, walled.
BalJa, -achan, m. a wall, a rampart.
Ball-airm, m. a weapon.
Ballan, -ain, m. a tub, a vat.
Ballart, -airt, m. noise, clamour ; a. ballartach,,
Ball-bùirt, m. a laughing stock ; or ball-fanaid.
Ballan-stiallach, m. pillory used in the highlands.
Balla-chrith, m. trembling, fear, terror.
Ball-cluaise, m. the sheet rope of a vessel.
Ball-coise, m. a foot-ball.
Ball-dobhrain, m. a knoll on the skin.
Ball-diomhair, no ball-deise, m. the private mem-
Ball-seirc, m. a beauty spot. [ber.
Ballsgaire, m. a fool, or giddy person.
Ball-toirmisg, m. a forbidden tool.
Bait, built, pi. built, m. the welt of a shoe; a. bal-
tach.
Baltaich, -te, -achadh, a. v. welt, belt, border.
Bàn, bàine, a. white, pale, wan.
Bàn -àin, m. the left-hand-side of a furrow; dearg,
the right-hand-side of the furrow.
Ban, or bana, a prefix (signifying a woman.)
Ban-aba, f. an abbess.
Bana-charaid, f. a female relation.
Bàn-fhàidh, f. a prophetess.
Bànag, -aig, f. a grilse,
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