单词 | babbin |
释义 | babbinn. Now rare. A bundle of brushwood; = bavin n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > bundle or pile of wood kida1350 wood-cast1483 woodpile1552 babbin1665 fascine1694 brush-heap1819 brush-pile1865 1665 T. Cock Υγιεινη 3 A large and brisk Wood-fire..of some light brushie and flamable substance, as Babbings, Tarr-barrels and the like. 1687 R. Midgley tr. A. M. Graziani Hist. War. of Cyprus iii. 199 The Barbarians fill'd it [sc. the Ditch] up to the Rampart; covering it on the right and left with Babbins and Sacks of Wool till 'twas Musket Proof. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote vi. xxi. 412 Sancho found another Cabbin, And for his Pillow took a Babbin. 1732 Disc. Potatoe 33 If broom can be had, babbins or faggots of that will do. 1753 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 406/1 This was covered with timbers and babbins, and fenced with rails. 1910 T. Edwardes Lift-luck on Southern Roads xvii. 208 I overtook a cart piled high with babbins, a dark and melancholy load. On the top of the brushwood lay the driver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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