What does bavin mean?
Bavin means (Southern England, archaic, countable) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making..
Bavin
/ˈbæ.vɪn/ · noun
Meaning
(Southern England, archaic, countable) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making..
Definitions by Sense
- (Southern England, archaic, countable) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable) Impure limestone.
- (Southern England, archaic) To bundle and bind wood into bavins.
- Made of firewood or kindling.
Example Sentences
[…]that hot love is soon cold: that the bavin, though it burn bright, is but a blaze: that scalding water, it if stand awhile, turneth almost to ice[…]
The concretions […] are called 'bavin,' the shale associated with them being termed 'rotch.'
The skipping King, he ambled up and down, / With shallow jesters, and rash bavin wits, / Soon kindled and soon burnt, carded his state, / Mingled his royalty with capering fools,
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Word Forms
- bavins
- bavining
- bavined
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[…]that hot love is soon cold: that the bavin, though it burn bright, is but a blaze: that scalding water, it if stand awhile, turneth almost to ice[…]
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