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bavin

[ bav-in ]
/ ˈbæv ɪn /
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noun British Dialect and Newfoundland.
a piece of kindling wood.
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Origin of bavin

First recorded in 1520–30; origin obscure

Words nearby bavin

Bavaria, Bavarian, Bavarian cream, bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy
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How to use bavin in a sentence

  • They conjectured of old at Athens, an aptitude for the mathematics in him they saw ingeniously bavin up a burthen of brushwood.

    The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne
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