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ballë|s|o'·n vt (Old) to face up to [ ]; confront ballë|s|o'r II§ adj on a broad scale: comprehensive, thorough III§ nm 1 on a saddle or packsaddle, the saddlebow or pommel; the front part of a cradle 2 principal rafter of a roof 3 breast collar on a draft animal ballë|s|o'r|e nf 1 a level spot on a mountain slope; a sunny spot 2 flat end of a barrel, barrel bottom