bavin /ˈbæ.vɪn/noun 3adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun3 •(dialect, UK) Impure limestone.The concretions […] are called 'bavin,' the shale associated with them being termed 'rotch.' — 1839 •(no longer used) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making.[…]that hot love is soon cold: that the bavin, though it burn bright, is but a blaze: that scalding water, it if stand awhile, turneth almost to ice[…] — 1578 •(no longer used) A faggot bound with only one band. adjective1 •Made of firewood or kindling.The skipping King, he ambled up and down, / With shallow jesters, and rash bavin wits, / Soon kindled and soon burnt, carded his state, / Mingled his royalty with capering fools, — 1597 verb1 •(no longer used) To bundle and bind wood into bavins. formsbavined · bavining · bavins
