bawbee, baubee (babe)

[Sc., formerly also bawbie, baubie, rarely babie: first mentioned in pl. baubeis. Of uncertain origin; prob. an abbr. of the name of the laird of Sillebawby, a mint-master mentioned at the date of the i uance of the bawbee, in connection with At chis on, another mint-master whose name was applied to the coin called at chis on; cf. also bodle, bod dle, said to be named from a mint-master Bod well or Both well.] 1. A Scotch billon coin, weighing about 29 grains troy, first i ued in IMG:content-1766.png:[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-1767.png:[blocks in formation]