bavin

English

Noun

bavin (plural bavins)

1. A bundle of wood, or twigs which may be used in broom making. Southern England term. Also, a fagot bound with only one band.
2. (UK, dialect) impure limestone
   • 1839: The Silurian System by Roderick Murchison, i. xxxvi. 484

     "The concretions…are called ˈbavin,ˈ the shale associated with them being termed ˈrotch.ˈ"

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Noun

bavin m (usually uncountable)

1. nonsense, rubbish