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Where does “bawbee” come from?

bawbee (Scots) comes from Scots Sillebawbe.

bawbee (Scots): bawbee, halfpenny; money; dowry

Definitions

  1. bawbee, halfpenny; money; dowry

Ancestry of “bawbee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsSillebawbe—

Words derived from “bawbee”

  • bawbee
Every word from Scots Sillebawbe →