Dictionary entry

Bawsin

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Baw″sin (�), Baw″son (�), } n. [OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bauçant, 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. B. Jonson.

2. A large, unwieldy person. Nares.