bawn

灰色泥炭；围墙

发音

/bɔːn/

词形变化

bawns 复数 bawns

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.

    爱尔兰

    The Grand Question Debated Whether Hamilton's Bawn Should be Turned into a Barrack or a Malt-house − 1729 This Hamilton's bawn, while it sticks in my hand, / I lose by the house what I get by the land; / But how to dispose of it to the best bidder, / For a barrack or malthouse, we now must consider.

    When he was coming into the bawn at dinner-time, what work did he find Jack at but pulling armfuls of the thatch off the roof, and peeping into the holes he was making?

  2. 2.

    A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.

    爱尔兰
v.
  1. 1.

    Pronunciation spelling of born.

    爱尔兰

词源

From Irish bán, alternative form of bábhún (“walled enclosure”).

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