Bawsin \Baw"sin\, Bawson \Baw"son\, n. [OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bau[,c]ant, bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F. balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr. L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. {Belt}.] 1. A badger. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A large, unwieldy person. [Obs.] --Nares. [1913 Webster]