from the French bander, 'to bend,' a distortion of the legs, when they turn either inward or outward on either side; arising from some defect in the birth, or imprudence in the nurse, endeavouring to make a child stand or walk before his legs were strong enough to sustain the weight of his body. See VALGUS.

.BANE (from the Saxon bana, a murderer), signifies destruction or overthrow. Thus, "I will be the bane of such a man," is a common saying. So, when a person receives a mortal injury by any thing, we say, "it was his bane;" and he who is the cause of another man's death, is said to be le bane, i.e. a malefactor.

BANFF. See BAMFF.