bauson
noun
bau·son
ˈbȯ-sᵊn
plural -s
archaic
: badger
Word History
Etymology
Middle English baucyne, bausen, borrowed from Anglo-French bausande, baussan, bausun, noun derivative of bauçcan, bausent, balçan "piebald"
Note: The Anglo-French use of the adjective as the name for the badger appears to have no parallel in contiental French.