bay antler

bay antler
the second prong from the base of a stag's antler. See diag. under antler. Also called bes antler, bez antler.
[1860-65; bay for bes, bez, ME bes secondary ( < MF < L bis BIS1)]

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  • bay antler — ˈbā noun or bes antler ˈbes , ˈbās ; or bez antler ˈbez , ˈbāz Etymology: bay antler by folk etymology from bes antler, bez antler; bes antler, bez antler from bes , bez secondary ( …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bez antler — Etymology: Old French bes twice, from Latin bis more at bis variant of bay antler * * * /bez, bayz/. See bay antler. [1590 1600] * * * bez antler «behz, bayz», = bay antler. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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