Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bavin \Bav"in\ (b[a^]v"[i^]n), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft,
   tassel.]
   1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter,
      for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [Obs. or Dial.
      Eng.]

   2. Impure limestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.