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▪ I. † bac1 Obs. rare—1. [App. a corrupt form. Cf. OE. béaᵹ (ME. béȝ, beigh) and ON. baugr, ring, armilla, etc.] A chaplet.
c1300in Wright Lyric P. xxv. 70 That thou me havest ben so fre, Thy bac of thornes, thy nayles thre. ▪ II. ‖ bac2|bæk| [Fr.; see also back n.2] 1. A flat-bottomed French ferry-boat; a ferry.
1672Coles, Bac, a ferry. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Bac, in navigation, is used for a praam, or ferry-boat. 1867in Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. [Cf. ‘St. Augustine's Back’ at Bristol.] 2. In Brewing and Distilling: see back n.2 ▪ III. bac3|bæk| abbrev. of baccarat.
1906B. von Hutten What became of Pam iii. x. 293, I know nothing so engrossing..as a game of bac. 1937Koestler Span. Testament i. 23 At the Estoril Casino we came across..some playing bac, others trente-et-quarante. |