A wallow or muddy spot where animals, especially wild boars or deer, rest and cool themselves.
From Old French 'bauge' or Germanic roots related to 'bog.' The term specifically describes the animal's wallowing place and appears in medieval hunting literature.
Medieval hunters knew specific vocabulary for animal behavior—knowing where to find a bauge was essential for boar hunting, showing how precise working languages become when people's survival depends on understanding animal habits.
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