Etymology

bawn

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Today it means: A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle. Full definition →

Irish bán
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  1. Irish · borrowed frombán
  2. English todaybawn

From Irish bán, alternative form of bábhún (“walled enclosure”).

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