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Bawson

{

Baw′sin

,

Baw′son

, }
Noun.
[OE.
bawson
,
baucyne
, badger (named from its color), OF.
bauzan
,
bauçant
,
bauchant
, spotted with white, pied; cf. It.
balzano
, F.
balzan
, a white-footed horse, It.
balza
border, trimming, fr. L.
balteus
belt, border, edge. Cf.
Belt
.]
1.
A badger.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
2.
A large, unwieldy person.
[Obs.]
Nares.

Definition 2024

bawson

bawson

English

Alternative forms

Noun

bawson ‎(plural bawsons)

  1. (obsolete) A badger.
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  2. (obsolete) A large, unwieldy person.
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Etymology

From Old French bauzan, bauçant, bauchant ‎(“spotted with white, pied”).

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