bavin

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæ.vɪn/

Noun

bavin

1. (Southern England, archaic, countable) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making.
   1. (Southern England, archaic, countable) A faggot bound with only one band.
2. (UK, dialect, uncountable) Impure limestone.
   • 1839: The Silurian System by Roderick Murchison, i. xxxvi. 484

     The concretions […] are called 'bavin,' the shale associated with them being termed 'rotch.'

Verb

bavin (bavins, present participle bavining; past and past participle bavined)

1. (Southern England, archaic) To bundle and bind wood into bavins.

Adjective

bavin (not comparable)

1. Made of firewood or kindling.

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