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Definition of Bavin
1. n. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.
Definition of Bavin
1. Noun. A bundle of wood, or twigs which may be used in broom making. Southern England term. Also, a fagot bound with only one band. ¹
2. Noun. (UK dialect) impure limestone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bavin
1. a bundle of brushwood [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bavin
1. 1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. 2. Impure limestone. Origin: Cf. Gael. & Ir. Baban tuft, tassel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Bavin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"... Twixt the two brinks ; and bavin strewed and earth, Thereon. Armed Romans, by
the moon's lamp, march Beyond ; holding now drift-way of the Britons, ..."
2. The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and by Ralph Cudworth, Johann Lorenz Mosheim (1845)
"... bavin» fully confuted all the atheistic grounds, we confidently conclude, That
the first original of all things was neither stupid and senseless matter ..."
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