˜yĐÄvlog

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bawn

[ bawn ]

noun

Newfoundland.
  1. a rocky stretch of foreshore on which caught fish are laid out to dry.
  2. a patch of grassland or meadow near a dwelling.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bawn1

First recorded in 1530–40; Hiberno-English, from Irish ČúĂĄČúłóĂșČÔ (earlier spelling badhbhdhĂșn, badhĂșn ) “enclosure,” perhaps equivalent to ba, plural of ČúĂł “cow” + »ćĂșČÔ â€œfŽÇ°ùłÙ”; cow 1, town
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A prolific Irish dramatist who would go on to write upward of 150 plays and adaptations, Boucicault has found a supportive, pocket-size home at the Irish Rep, which has previously staged a pair of his Irish plays, “The Shaughraun” and “The Colleen Bawn,” and one of his melodramas, “The Streets of New York.”

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One paper by Kathleen Bawn and Frances Rosenbluth, both political scientists, looked at public-sector expenditure across 17 European countries from 1970 to 1998.

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He also made handrails for the Bellaghy Bawn - the area that was home to poet Seamus Heaney who composed a famous poem about a forge.

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"Our year nine pupils are participating in a collaborative project between the IT and history departments, constructing and labelling a plantation bawn from the early 17th century using Minecraft," Mr Currie said.

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Heah you got uh prop tuh lean on all yo’ bawn days, and big protection, and everybody got tuh tip dey hat tuh you and call you Mis’ Killicks, and you come worryin’ me ’bout love.”

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