bawson

English

Alternative forms

• bauson, bawsin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːsən/

Noun

bawson (plural bawsons)

1. (obsolete) A badger.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd:

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

2. (obsolete) A large, unwieldy person.
   • 1607, Anthony Brewer?, Lingua:

     Peace, you fat bawſon, peace

References

• “bawson”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.