• Bavin

    Full definition of bavin

    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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