bawson

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/ˈbɔːsən/

noun

A badger.

OriginOld French bauzan →
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Meanings

nounbawson (plural bawsons)

plural bawsons · alternative bauson · alternative bawsin

  1. obsoleteA badger.

    This fine Smooth bawson cub, the young grice of a gray.

    1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd
  2. obsoleteA large, unwieldy person.

    Peace, you fat bawſon, peace

    1607, Anthony Brewer?, Lingua

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbauzan
  2. Englishbawson

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

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APA

bawson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawson

MLA

“bawson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bawson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bawson.

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