BIRRE, sb. the noise made by the displacement of air or rapid motion, impetus. H. It is applied to a run before a jump.
- 'Into ship with a byr therefor will I hy.'—Towneley Mysteries, 29.
BIRTLE-FIELD, in Ecclesall, anno 1807.
- 'A birtylle tre; malomellus.'—Cath. Angl. A sort of sweet apple. The surname Birtles occurs in the district.
BISHOP, v. to burn milk in boiling. H.
- It is said that the bishop has put his foot in it.
BITIN'-ON, sb. a snack or lunch.
BITT, a small field in Bradfield.
- 'A piece called the Bitt lying in Townefield and containing 14 2/5 perches.'
- Harrison.
BITTER-SWEET, sb. a green round apple which never becomes red, and which has a bitter taste. It is of small size. These apples grew in an orchard at Cold-Aston. The tree was prolific, but nobody cared to eat the apples.
- Mer. Thy wit is a very bitter-sweeting',
- It is a most sharp sauce.
- Romeo and Jul. t ii. 4.
BLACK ACRE.
- 'Black acre furlong in parke field.'—Harrison. See WHITE ACRE.
BLACKA DYKE, at Dore.
- In the same village are 'Blacka hill' and 'Blacka Plantation.' O. M.
- O. Icel. blakkr, black.
BLACKAMOOR, a place near Cold-Aston.
BLACK BURNE.
- 'The river of Black burne.'—Harrison.
'BLACKBURNE BROOKE.'
- Ibid. He mentions 'Black Dike' in Bradfield.
BLACK CAR LUMB, near Holmesfield. O. M.
- Black Car Wood, near Rotherham.
BLACK-CLOCK, sb. a blackbeetle, or cockroach.
BLACK EDGE.
- 'Black edge in Darnall.'—Harrison.
BLACK HILL, near Wickersley. O. M.
BLACK KNOWL, in Bradfield. See BEACON ROD.
- 'Beaton Rod, or Black Knowl.'—Eastwood's Ecclesfield, p. 300.
- Beaton appears to be a mistake for Beacon.
