Baw"sin (?), Baw"son (?), n. [OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, baucant, 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.
2.
A large, unwieldy person.
[Obs.]
Nares.
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