Bacon’s rebellion
an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in virginia in 1676, led by nathaniel bacon against the colonial government in jamestown.
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- Baconer
noun a pig that weighs between 83 and 101 kg, from which bacon is cut
- Baconian
of or relating to the philosopher francis bacon or his doctrines. an adherent of the baconian philosophy. historical examples the collecting together of these books originated with that distinguished baconian scholar, mr. w. m. safford. the mystery of francis bacon william t. smedley all the problems of woodland cookery are best saved by the baconian […]
- Baconian method
induction (def 4a). historical examples all the problems of woodland cookery are best saved by the baconian method. days off henry van dyk- baconian method [(bay-koh-nee-uhn)] a method of experimentation, created by francis bacon in the seventeenth century, that derives its conclusions from observed facts rather than from previous conclusions or theories.
- Baconian theory
the theory attributing the authorship of shakespeare’s plays to francis bacon.
- Bacs
noun acronym bankers’ automated clearing system; a method of making payments direct to a creditor’s bank without using a cheque contemporary examples nearly one-fourth had bacs of at least .08 g/dl, the national legal limit. biking while drunk anneli rufus october 14, 2010