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bawn

/bɔːn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
  2. A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data