Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make up into fagots.
- noun Impure limestone.
- noun A fagot of brushwood; light and combustible wood used for kindling fires.
- noun Milit., a fascine.
- Resembling bavin.
- noun A name on the northeastern coast of Ireland of the ballan-wrasse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Obs. or Dial. Eng. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood.
- noun Prov. Eng. Impure limestone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A bundle of wood, or twigs which may be used in broom making. Southern England term. Also, a
fagot bound with only one band. - noun UK, dialect
impure limestone
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Examples
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Words such as bavin ` "splits" used for kindling 'or killick ` a type of anchor,' for instance, are referred to the OED, so the reader may well look there for an etymology.
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Brum, pik it al up pan, tapetity tape, bavin cap, ……maek it dubl wun fer mii tuz.
why ur hed jus asplode? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Fastins on 50s bavin cap wiv ducky taep an a CHRG wdo
u fal down, go boom? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Fastins on 50s bavin cap wiv ducky taep an a CHRG wdo
u fal down, go boom? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Awlso a stokk uv CHRGs and bavin hats fur splort privenshun
Hmmmm… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai fownd bavin cap at teh ty bowtik adn ai hads to get it cawse ai knew N1iP wud needz it wun dai!
Rwar? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I is glad I has had mai 1950s an yes, I memember dose daze bavin cap on, koz dis wun is just TOO kyoot!
why ur hed jus asplode? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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***Fastins on pink 50s bavin cap wiv ducky taep an a CHRG wdoi***
u fal down, go boom? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Olso, LeezaB sed “…bavin cap..” end ai thot/red be-hayv-n cap
u have selected - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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***Fastins on 50s bavin cap wiv ducky taep an a CHRG wdoi***
u fal down, go boom? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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