Bawson

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bawsin \Baw"sin\, Bawson \Baw"son\, n. [OE. bawson, baucyne,
     badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bau[,c]ant,
     bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F.
     balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr.
     L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. {Belt}.]
     1. A badger. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.


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     2. A large, unwieldy person. [Obs.] --Nares.
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