The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BUG [ 430 ] BUT Broadbean, a common name for field ami garden varieties uf Fdba vulgaris. broad Glass, inferior or spread window glass. Bitot \ ut : see Brocade. Brook, a name in Scotland for the badger. Broqlio, an I talian wine. Broker, a furniture Balesman, one who deals in second-hand household goods; a person holding an appraiser's licence, who assists a court bailiff to levy on household goods for taxes, xent, or debt. Brom, a fermented liquor made from glutinous rice in Java. Brona, a name for maize in Galicia. Bronze Coinage, the copper coins is- sued between 1808 and 18S0 amounted in value to £040,222. Broom Palm, a name for Thrinax ar- gentea : see Palmetto in Dictionary. Broom Root [Epicampes macroura), the fibre of this and other Mexican grasses are exported from Vera Cruz, to the annual value of about £00,000, for mak- ing brushes, it resembles whisks; the broom root of Italy is Chrysopogon gryllus. Brouette (French), a wheel-barrow, made of either wood or iron. Brown, a painter's colour, the chief varieties of which are umber, Turkey, burnt sienna, Vandyke, purple brown, washed brown, and Spanish brown. Broza, the refuse from esparto fibre. Brumbies, a name for horses that have run wild in Australia. Bryde, a name in Norway for Selache maxima, Gunther. Bryony Boot, the acrid root of black bryony, Tamils communis, by some considered a good substitute for sarsa- parilla. The young Bhoots are eaten as asparagus in Italy. Bucarda (Spanish), the common edible cockle. Bucellas, a Portuguese white wine. Buoheron (French), a wood-cutter. Puck, a name given in the trade to cab- drivers who have been deprived of their licences. Pucker, a man who pulverises ore. BucKnoRN, a name in the west of Eng- land for any fish salted and dried in the sun. Budoerow, an Indian river-boat. Budget Trimmer, a workman in the coach and harness trade. Budiiali, a leather water-bottle used in India; also caUed a chargal. Buffalo Eobe, the shaggy dressed skin of the male bison of North America. J; r i i'eliiorn, a name in the Cape colony for the hard and close wood of Bur- chelUa aipen 'is, very generally used by colonists for agricultural implements. Bustle: see Buffalo. Lin; PlSH, a name in North America for the menhaden fish. Bugle-weed, the Lycopus mrgvmois, also known as sweet bugle, which is sold by herbalists in the United States, and said to be astringent. Buqloss, Eeliivm vulgare; the root is laxative and slightly astringent. Bi fis\, a Russian beer. Bukul, a name in Bengal for the Mim- usops elengi, the aromatic flowers of which yield a fragrant water by distil- lation, and the seeds contain a j reat quantity of oil, which is used by painters. Hi eu Leaves: see Buchu Leaves in Dictionary. Bulbuzzard (French), the fish-hawk or osprey, Panaion hahaetus. Bulee, a name for kuteeragum. Bclle, (French), whitey-brown paper. Buller, a name in India forZaotaft vul- garis, the pods of which are eaten. Bull s-mouth, a trade name for a spe- cies of helmet shell [Cassis rufa), from which those cameos arc cut that have a pale salmon colour on an orange ground. Bumbaree, a retailer or huckster of fish in Billingsgate market who pays Ud. for his standing. Bun-chowr, a name for the wild yak of the Himalayas; chowr-gai, being the tame yak: see Yak in Dictionary. Bunk, a berth or sleeping place built up in a ship or building. Bunker, a place for coal on board ship. Bunter, a variegated sandstone. Bunting, a trade name for the brown shrimp, Grangon vulgaris. Buntqui, a Moorish gold coin of 40 okheats, and worth 8/5. Burden: Burthen, a load; the ton- nage of a ship. Burdock (Arctium bardanaj, the whole plant is used by herbalists. Bure, a dark-coloured, thick and strong coarse woollen stuff, made in Finland. Burgandine, species of nacreous shell brought from the Levant: see Burgau. Burghul, boiled wheat eaten in Persia. Burglary: see House-breaking in Dictionary. Burk, a yearling calf. Burlap, a coarse linen fabric. Burnover, a term for a half-burnt brick. Burr, a gnarled excrescence or knot of a tree, which furnishes ornamental wood. BuiiRUP, a name for the snow sheep of Thibet. Burtah, the salted and spiced flesh of the suleah fish {Polynemus selc), a piquant relish well known at the breakfast tables in Bengal. Busby, a bear-skin head-dress, or mili- tary hat, worn by certain regiments. Buttana, a name in Iudia for pease, Pisum sativum. Butterball fI:nerplialii albeola)x a spe- cies nf wild-duck; other species are known as golden-eyes. Butterfish, a name for the Corcaoaax pull us in Australia, but also applied to the Ckilodaclyius nigricans. Butterine, an artificial butter made with taUow, oil, and other ingredients, also known as margarine.