bawson

noun — 2 senses

bawson

noun

/ˈbɔːsən/

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

1

Obsolete A badger.

  • This fine Smooth bawson cub, the young grice of a gray.1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd:
2

Obsolete A large, unwieldy person.

  • Peace, you fat bawſon, peace1607, Anthony Brewer?, Lingua:

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