Bustle,
to speed.
Bustle,
back end of a Victorian dress.
But,
preposition.
Butt,
container for liquid.
Butt,
a blow delivered with the head.
Butt,
bottom, posterior, (sl) US.
But for the butt, she would have had a
butt on the butt.
Buy,
to purchase.
By,
next to.
By,
through the action of.
Bye,
short form of goodbye.
Buyer,
one who buys.
Byre,
cow stall.
By her,
adjacent to her.
Buy her, Buyer
she’s a goer.
The buyer is in the byre where he walked by her
Before he decided to buy her.
CHINESE WHISPERS
Babble on,
what old women do.
Babylon,
eastern city.
They do babble on in Babylon.
Backwoods,
term applied to rural dwellers.
Backwards,
opposite to forwards.
They are a bit backwards in the backwoods.
Ball bearings,
small sphere of hard metal.
Barbarians,
Goths, Visigoths etc.
Barry Docks,
paradox.
As my book ends,
at the end of my book.
As my bookends,
shelf stops to support books.
Sinatra song, "...as my book ends, how
to keep true lovers as friends".
For years I imagined a pair of true lovers as bookends!
Big breaths,
deep expansion of the lungs.
Big breasts,
same sort of thing.
Biggest Hits,
most important musical works.
Biggest tits,
attribute of Dolly Parton, also musical.
Boarding,
getting aboard.
Bored in
Scunthorpe.
Board'n
bed.
As she was boarding at Gate 23 she recalled
how she was bored in the "Sea View"
board 'n lodging.
Bombay mix,
assorted spiced confection
obtainable from an Indian grocer.
Bombay Micks,
the Irish contingent on the
sub continent.
The favourite food of the Bombay Micks,
with a pint of Guinness was Bombay mix.
Book makers,
make books.
Bookmakers,
turf accountants, keep books.
The bookmaker bought his ledger from the bookmaker.
Book seller,
a person who sells books.
Book cellar,
shop in Milford, Pensylvania, USA selling books.
Burke & Hare,
bodysnatchers
Birkenhead,
town in Cheshire.
Burke and Hare operated in London not
Birkenhead.
Bury,
Town, hide or deposit underground.
Berry,
fruit
Bus Stop,
title of film with Marylyn Monroe;
stopping place for omnibus.
Bust top,
often seen in the above film.
Bust up,
fight, disagreement.
There was a bust up over her bust top at the
bus stop.
Bus driver
Screw driver
Buttercup,
flower.
Buttock up,
lift the nether regions.
My name is Buttercup,
Lift your left buttock up.
(Often sung to music by Gilbert & Sullivan)
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