Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were jocularly called the black guard; also, the servants and hangers-on of an army..

Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively..

Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough..

Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin.

Blackguard :: Blackguard (v. t.) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

Blackguard :: Blackguard (a.) Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language..

Blackguarded :: Blackguarded (imp. & p. p.) of Blackguar.

Blackguarding :: Blackguarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blackguar.

Blackguardism :: Blackguardism (n.) The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.

Blackguardly :: Blackguardly (adv. & a.) In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.

Blackhead :: Blackhead (n.) The scaup duck.

Blackheart :: Blackheart (n.) A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.

Blacking :: Blacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blac.

Blacking :: Blacking (n.) Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves..

Blacking :: Blacking (n.) The act or process of making black.

Blackish :: Blackish (a.) Somewhat black.

Blacklead :: Blacklead (v. t.) To coat or to polish with black lead.

Blackleg :: Blackleg (n.) A notorious gambler.

Blackleg :: Blackleg (n.) A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck..

Blacklist :: Blacklist (v. t.) To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection; as, to blacklist a workman who has been discharged. See Black list, under Black, a..

Blackly :: Blackly (adv.) In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously..

Blackmail :: Blackmail (n.) A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage..

Blackmail :: Blackmail (n.) Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure..

Blackmail :: Blackmail (n.) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to white rent, which paid in silver..

Blackmail :: Blackmail (v. t.) To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud..

Blackmailed :: Blackmailed (imp. & p. p.) of Blackmai.

Blackmailer :: Blackmailer (n.) One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing..

Blackmailing :: Blackmailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blackmai.

Blackmailing :: Blackmailing (n.) The act or practice of extorting money by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation..

Blackmoor :: Blackmoor (n.) See Blackamoor.

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