DictionaryRoot: bacin
Old French

bacin

water-holding vessel

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A broad ceramic basin holding clear water, wide open bowl with rim, no tap or text.
noun

basin

BAY-suhn/ˈbeɪsn/

A bowl-shaped hollow that holds or collects water.

Etymology

Old French bacin named a water-holding vessel. That container image extends to landscape basins, where water collects or drains into a common river or sea.

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