bawson

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bawson (plural bawsons)

  1. (obsolete) A badger.
    • 1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd:
      This fine Smooth bawson cub, the young grice of a gray.
  2. (obsolete) A large, unwieldy person.
    • 1607, Anthony Brewer?, Lingua:
      Peace, you fat bawſon, peace

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