A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or seven gallons and four pints, as a measure for liquids; and three pecks and three pints, as a dry measure.
Beget
1) To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; as, to beget a son.
2) To produce, as an effect; to cause to exist; to generate; as, luxury begets vice.
Bestir
To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
Blasphemy
Blasphemy is an injury offered to God, by denying that which is due and belonging to him, or attributing to him that which is not agreeable to his nature.
Bolster
A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; — generally laid under the pillows.
Booth
A house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence.
Brazen
Pertaining to brass; proceeding from brass; as a brazen din.
Buckler
A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.
Bulwarks
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
