Part 1466

<hw>Bul"tow`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A trawl; a boulter; the mod<?/ of fishing with a boulter or spiller.</def>

<h1>Bulwark</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bul"wark</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>bolwerk</ets>, G. <ets>bollwerk</ets>, Sw. <ets>bolwerk</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolv\'84rk</ets>, <ets>bulv\'84rk</ets>, rampart; akin to G. <ets>bohle</ets> plank, and <ets>werk</ets> work, defense. See <er>Bole</er> stem, and <er>Work</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, and cf. <er>Boulevard</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.</def>

<blockquote>The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating <b>bulwark</b> of our island. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The sides of a ship above the upper deck.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Rampart</er>.</syn>

<h1>Bulwark</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bul"wark</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bulwarked</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr.</tt> & <tt>vb</tt>.<tt>n.</tt> <er>Bulwarking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.</def>

<blockquote>Of some proud city, <b>bulwarked</b> round and armed With rising towers. <i>Glover.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bum</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>bottom</ets> in this sense.]</ety> <def>The buttock.</def> <mark></mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bum</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bummed</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr.</tt> & <tt>vb</tt>.<tt>n.</tt> <er>Bumming</er> (<?/).]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Boom</er>, <tt>v. i.,</tt> to roar.]</ety> <def>To make murmuring or humming sound.</def>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<h1>Bum</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A humming noise.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Bumbailiff</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum"bail"iff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bound bailiff</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Low, Eng.]</mark> <def>See <cref>Bound bailiff</cref>, under <er>Bound</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<h1>Bumbard</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum"bard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <er>Bombard</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bumbarge</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum"barge`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Bumboat</er>.</def>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Bumbast</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bum"bast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <er>Bombast</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>