bawn

American  

[bawn] / bɔn /

noun

Newfoundland.

1. a rocky stretch of foreshore on which caught fish are laid out to dry.

2. a patch of grassland or meadow near a dwelling.

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Etymology

Origin of bawn

First recorded in 1530–40; Hiberno-English, from Irish bábhún (earlier spelling badhbhdhún, badhún ) “enclosure,” perhaps equivalent to ba, plural of bó “cow” + dún “fort”; see cow ¹, town

Example Sentences

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bawn

Since I hez been an 'oman ebry baby bawn in dis hous' hez cum in ter dese arms fust.

From Unfettered A Novel by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs

Bawn, bawn, n. a fortification round a house: an enclosure for cattle.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

I was bawn a slave, but I ain't neber been one.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

And that'll mighty ne'r th'ow you in de middle uv a spell uv sickness sho's yo' bawn.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

I was bawn on Marse Bennett's plantation near Louisville, Alabama.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration