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Bru Na Boinn
bureau
of which it is said by the Pill Drill voice that
they “. . . are what I keep / beside my bed to
help me sleep”—in You’re Only Old Once!
Bru Na Boinn Port of call of Peeping Jack’s
ship, and posting place of his letter to Lady
Mitzi—in The Seven Lady Godivas
Brutus Horse of Lady Arabella—in The
Seven Lady Godivas
Bub Designation used by the Real Tough
Hunch when addressing the narrator—in
Hunches in Bunches
bubbles Among the words cited in providing
examples of use of the letter B/b—in
Dr. Seuss’s ABC See also: sticky greenish
bubbles
Bud One of the Fuddnuddler Brothers—in
Oh Say Can You Say
budge Action that both the North-Going
Zax and the South-Going Zax refuse to take,
upon encountering each other (“Foot to Foot.
Face to Face.”)—in “The Zax,” as part of The
Sneetches and Other Stories
Buffalo Bill Among the names it is said
Mrs. McCave often wishes she had given one
of her “twenty-three Daves”—in “Too Many
Daves,” as part of The Sneetches and Other
Stories
bug and bugs 1: Among the things the boy
narrator cites by name—in The Shape of Me
and Other Stuff 2: Creatures of various
descriptions which Gerald McGrew fantasizes
about capturing for and/or having at
McGrew Zoo—in If I Ran the Zoo See also:
Bingle Bug; keen-shooter, mean-shooter,
bean shooter bugs
bumblebee Among the words cited in providing
examples of use of the letter B/b—in
Dr. Seuss’s ABC
Bumble-Boat Among the means of conveyance
(“go by Bumble-Boat”) suggested
for departure—in Marvin K. Mooney Will You
Please Go Now!
Bumble-Tub Club Group of creatures said
to be “now dreaming afloat”—in Dr. Seuss’s
Sleep Book
Bumble-Tub Creek Waterway members of
the Bumble-Tub Club are said to “go dreaming
down” nightly (“Except for one night,
every third or fourth week . . .”)—in Dr.
Seuss’s Sleep Book
bumble-tubs Vessels used by the Bumble-
Tub Club for “dreaming afloat”—in Dr.
Seuss’s Sleep Book
bummbeling din Characterization of the
sound made by Circus McGurkus’s Organ-
McOrgan-McGurkus—in If I Ran the Circus
Bumm Ridge Place cited as the point at
which Bunglebung Bridge will cross Boober
Bay—in Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are
bump Among the words featured for use as
part of a phrase or sentence—in Hop on Pop
BUMP Sound made by the arrival of the
Cat—in The Cat in the Hat
bumplings, blueberry Among the foods
the singer says he/she could eat—in “The
Super-Supper March,” as part of The Cat in
the Hat Song Book
Bunglebung Bridge Structure cited as in
the process of being built across Boober Bay
—in Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are
bureau Article of furniture, belonging to
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