English Explanatory Dictionary

bavin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making.
  2. A faggot bound with only one band.
  3. Impure limestone.
verb
  1. To bundle and bind wood into bavins.
adj
  1. Made of firewood or kindling.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæ.vɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bavin.wav

Word forms

bavin bavins bavining bavined

Etymology

Perhaps Old French baffe (“a faggot”).

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