A dictionary of sports; or, companion to the field, the forest, and the river side. Containing explanations of every term applicable to racing, shooting, hunting, fishing, hawking, archery, etc. ... With essays upon all national amusements / By Harry Harewood.

  • Harewood, Harry, pseud.?
Date:
1835
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Credit: A dictionary of sports; or, companion to the field, the forest, and the river side. Containing explanations of every term applicable to racing, shooting, hunting, fishing, hawking, archery, etc. ... With essays upon all national amusements / By Harry Harewood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the cap, or that part of the bitt that is next to the branch. BANQUET LINE. An imagi- nary line drawn by bitt-makers along the banquet in forging a bitt, and prolonged upwards and downwards, to adjust the intended force or weak- ness of the branch, to make it stiff or easy. BAR (an Farriery). To strike a vein in order to arrest the course, and diminish the quantity of malignant humours that prevail there. To bar a vein, the skin is opened above it, and after disengaging and tying it above and below, the farrier strikes between the two ligatures. BARB ( Barbe, Fr.) Horses im- ported from Barbary are so called: they are generally light, and clean made, with small legs; also the beard of a fish-hook. BARBARY FALCON. A pas- senger bird, called also the Tartaret Falcon. BARBED. Bearded like of fish. BARBEL (barbeau, barbelé, Fr.) A dul] heavy fish of considerable size and strength, and derives its name from its four barbs, two of which are at the corners of its mouth, and two at its snout. They shed their spawn about the middle of April, horse works at Caprioles he yerks or strikes out his hinder legs, not so in Balotades, BALSAM. A liquid resin of a whitish or yellow colour, a fragrant smell, and also penetrating aromatic taste, obtained from different plants. The following are most commonly adopted in the veterinary practice. Balsam of capivi, of Tolu (storax), Peruvian (benzoin), traumatic or Friar’s balsam. Lately the term balsam is restricted to those resins which contain benzoin acid. BALZANE (balzan, Fr.) See Wuireroor. BANDOG, or Banp-poc. The canis molossus, or mastiff, a dog for the house, bull, badger, &c. See Doe. BANDS, of a saddle, two pieces of flat iron, nailed upon the bows of a saddle to hold them in the situa- tion that forms the saddle. There are also a wither and a hinder band. BANDY. An athletic sport com- mon in Wales, and the most popular of all its ancient rural diversions. It consists in a contest between two -Tival parties, and those players win the game who first succeed in driving the ball, with bent sticks, between the goal marks of their adversaries, There is a favourite game among the Irish peasants called hurling, which resembles bandy. The Irish hurl | 4 (horl) (hurdle) is made of seasoned |& ash, flat in the blade, and round in|=& the handle. BANGLE EARS (waste ears). An imperfection in a horse, that may be remedied in the following manner, Take his ears and place them so as you would have them stand, then bind the ears to two little boards so tight that they cannot stir, after which the empty wrinkled skin, at the root of the ears, must be plucked up and cut away with a sharp pair of scissors; stick the two edges of the skin together, and heal up the sore with green ointment. BANQUET. The small part of the branch of the bridle that is under the eye. It is usually covered by and come in season about a month or six weeks after that time. They root with the nose like a pig. Their usual haunts are among weeds. In summer they frequent the most powerful and rapid currents, and settle among logs of wood, piles, &c.; but in the winter they return to their deep bottoms. The baits are the spawn of trout, salmon, or almost any other fish, provided it be fresh ; but as the barbel is very cunning, the pastes in imitation of it must be well made, and of fresh flavour. It is also recommended to