It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard.
Goldsmith.
Buz"zard, a. Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] Milton.
Buz"zard*et` (-t`), n. (Zoöl.) A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer.
Buzz"er (bz"r), n. One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.
And wants not buzzers to infect his ear
With pestilent speeches of his father's death.
Shak.
Buzz"ing*ly (&?;), adv. In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.
Buzz"saw` (&?;) A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
By (b), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b, G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`. E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. √203. See pref. Be-.] 1. In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
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By foundation or by shady rivulet
He sought them both.
Milton.