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bawn

bawn [ bawn ] (plural bawns)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Canada agriculture meadow: in Ireland and Newfoundland, an area of grass close to a house

2. Canada flat rocks: in Newfoundland, an area of flat rocks on a beach where fish are laid out to dry

[Mid-19th century. < Irish badun< ba "cows" + dun "fortress"]
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