An archaic or alternative spelling of 'basin,' a wide shallow container used for washing or holding liquids.
From Old French 'bacin,' derived from Latin 'bacca' (basin), used in Middle English and still found in historical texts and some dialects.
The word 'basin' has traveled through so many languages that its original Latin root 'bacca' barely resembles it anymore—it's a perfect example of how pronunciation changes over centuries of language evolution.
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