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BABBLE . Confused, unintelligible talk, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel.
BABES IN THE WOOD . Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
BACK BITER . One who slanders another behind his back, i.e. in his absence. His bosom friends are become his back biters, said of a lousy man.
BACK DOOR (USHER . or GENTLEMAN OF THE). The same.
BACK GAMMON PLAYER . A sodomite.
BACK UP . His back is up, i.e. he is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man; as, So, Sir, I see somebody has offended you, for your back is up.
BACKED . Dead. He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carrying to the grave.
BACON . He has saved his bacon; he has escaped. He has a good voice to beg bacon; a saying in ridicule of a bad voice.
BACON FED . Fat, greasy.
BACON-FACED . Full-faced.
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