Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
—n. Tightly bound bundle of merchandise or hay. —v. (-ling) make up into bales. bale out 1 (also bail out) (of an airman) make an emergency parachute descent.
- var. Of *bail1 v. 2. [dutch: related to *ball1]
- var. Of *bail3.
BALK
var. Of *baulk.
BALL
game n. - a game played with a ball. B us baseball game.
- esp. Us colloq. Affair; matter (a whole new ball game).
- —n. - sphere, esp. For use in a game.
- a ball-shaped object; material in the shape of a ball (ball of snow, wool). B rounded part of the body (ball of the foot).
- cannon-ball.
- single delivery or pass of a ball in cricket, baseball, football, etc.
- (in pl.) Coarse slang a testicles. B (usu. As int.) Nonsense. C = *balls-up. D courage, ‘guts’. —v. Form into a ball. balls up coarse slang bungle; make a mess of. On the ball colloq. Alert. [old norse]
- n. - formal social gathering for dancing.
- slang enjoyable time (esp. Have a ball). [greek ballo throw]
BALM
n. - aromatic ointment.
- fragrant oil or resin exuded from certain trees and plants.
- thing that heals or soothes.
- aromatic herb. [latin: related to *balsam]
BAND
—n. - flat, thin strip or loop of paper, metal, cloth, etc., put round something esp. To hold or decorate it.
- a strip of material on a garment. B stripe.
- group of esp. Non-classical musicians.
- organized group of criminals etc.
- range of frequencies, wavelengths, or values.
- belt connecting wheels or pulleys. —v. - (usu. Foll. By together) unite.
- put a band on.
- mark with stripes. [old norse (related to *bind) and french]
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