(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
bekerchief
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
bucketfull
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
fernambuck
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.