Vocabulary : Baxter to Bay yarn
Baxter : A baker; originally, a female baker.Bay : Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses. ;; An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character. ;; A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc. ;; A recess or indentation shaped like a bay. ;; A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers. ;; A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks. ;; A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay. ;; A berry, particularly of the laurel. ;; The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel. ;; A tract covered with bay trees
Bay ice : See under Ice.
Bay leaf : See under 3d Bay.
Bay rum : A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
