bawn

noun

ˈbȯn 

plural -s

: an enclosure usually of mud or stone walls about a farmhouse or castle in Ireland: such as

a

: the fortified court of a castle

b

: a fold for livestock, especially cattle

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic badhūn enclosure, bulwark, from Middle Irish bōdhūn, from bō cow + dūn enclosure, from Old Irish, castle, fortified town; akin to Old English cū cow

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