| BABUSHKA | • babushka n. An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent. • babushka n. (Eastern Europe, derogatory, slang) An old woman of Russian or Belarusian descent with unwelcome conservative… • babushka n. A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. |
| BACKHAUL | • backhaul v. To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted. • backhaul n. (Transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo. • backhaul n. (Military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped. |
| BACKRUSH | • backrush n. A rushing backward; a retreat. • BACKRUSH n. the seaward return of water from a wave. |
| BOURKHAS | • bourkhas n. Plural of bourkha. • BOURKHA n. (Urdu) a coverall worn by Muslim women, also BURKA, BOORKA, BURQA. |
| BULKHEAD | • bulkhead n. (Nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight… • bulkhead n. A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft. • bulkhead n. Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition. |
| BUSHWALK | • bushwalk n. (Australia, New Zealand) A hike; an off-road walk in the countryside, possibly wearing a backpack, undertaken… • bushwalk v. (Australia, New Zealand) To undertake an off-road walk in the countryside. • BUSHWALK v. to walk or hike through the bush as a leisure activity. |
| BUZKASHI | • buzkashi n. (Games, sports) A team sport originating in Central Asia, where the players, all on horseback, try to… • BUZKASHI n. (Persian) a game played in Afghanistan by teams of horsemen contesting for possession of a goat's carcass. |
| CHABOUKS | • chabouks n. Plural of chabouk. • CHABOUK n. (Urdu) a type of horsewhip, also CHABUK. |
| HACKBUTS | • hackbuts n. Plural of hackbut. • HACKBUT n. (historical) a harquebus; a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century, also HAGBUT. |
| HAUBERKS | • hauberks n. Plural of hauberk. • HAUBERK n. a tunic-like coat of mail. |
| HAULBACK | • HAULBACK n. a line for drawing a cable back. |
| HAWBUCKS | • hawbucks n. Plural of hawbuck. • HAWBUCK n. a bumpkin. |
| HUMPBACK | • humpback n. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). • humpback n. (Derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. • humpback n. A humpback whale. |
| KETUBAHS | • ketubahs n. Plural of ketubah. • KETUBAH n. (Hebrew) a contract that states the obligations in Jewish marriages. |
| KHUTBAHS | • khutbahs n. Plural of khutbah. • KHUTBAH n. (Arabic) an address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, also KHOTBAH, KHOTBEH. |
| KOURBASH | • kourbash n. Alternative spelling of kurbash. • kourbash v. Alternative spelling of kurbash. • KOURBASH v. (Arabic) to whip with a hide whip, also KURBASH. |
| PUSHBACK | • pushback n. The act of repelling an enemy, etc. • pushback n. (Aviation) A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external… • pushback n. Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event. |