B special
noun
a member of a part-time largely protestant police force formerly functioning in northern ireland
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- Strayhorn
william (“billy”) 1915–67, u.s. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with duke ellington. noun billy, full name william strayhorn. 1915–67, us jazz composer and pianist, noted esp for his -ssociation (1939–67) with duke ellington
- Strozzi
bernardo [ber-nahr-daw] /bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (show ipa), (i”il cappuccino”) 1581–1644, italian painter and engraver. historical examples the medici and the strozzi were both princes and merchants, while those around them were princ-p-lly dependants. homeward bound james fenimore cooper the cardinal read it with a gay smile, and tossed it back to strozzi. the d-ch-ss of trajetto […]
- B supply
a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube. contemporary examples the b supply provides higher-voltage dc for the “plate” circuits of the radio. whatever happened to the “b” battery? megan mcardle december 20, 2012