Wonderful words 2

Astrobleme--an eroded remnant of a large, ancient crater made by the impact of a meteorite or comet

Attic salt --             refined, incisive wit

Autotomy-- the casting off of a limb or other part of the body by an animal under threat, such as a lizard

Badmash--                     Indian a hooligan

Bandoline--                     a sticky preparation used for setting hair

Bardolatry--                     humorous excessive admiration of Shakespeare (‘the Bard of Avon’)

Barmecide--                              illusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing

Barn burner--                       N. Amer. a very exciting or dramatic event, especially a sports contest; first used of an exceptionally good hand at bridge.

Bashment-                               Indian a large party or dance

Bawbee-                                    Scottish a coin of low value

Benthos--                                 the flora and fauna on the bottom of a sea or lake

Bergschrund--                          a type of crevasse

Bezoar a-- small hard, solid mass which may form in the stomachs of animals such as goats or sheep

Bibliopole--                         a person who buys and sells books, especially rare ones

Bichon fries--                              a breed of toy dog with a fine, curly white coat

Bilboes---                   an iron bar with sliding shackles, used to fasten prisoners' ankles

Bindlestiff---                    N. Amer. a tramp

Bingle--                           Austral. Informal a collision

Blatherskite--             a person who talks at great length without making much sense

Bleeding edge--             the very forefront of technological development

Blind pig--                   N. Amer. informal a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally

Bobsy-die--                      a great deal of fuss or trouble

Boffola--                             N. Amer. informal a joke that gets a loud or hearty laugh

Boilover--                               Austral. Informal a surprise result in a sporting event

Borborygmus--                             a rumbling or gurgling noise in the intestines

Breath Arian--          a person who believes that it is possible, through meditation, to reach a level of consciousness where one can exist on air alone

Brob dingnagian--         gigantic, from Brobdingnag, a country in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

Bruxism--                           involuntary and habitual grinding of the teeth

Bumbo--                               a drink of rum, sugar, water, and nutmeg

Burnsides--                                         a moustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard