n. A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. beretūn courtyard, grange; bere barley + tūn an inclosure. ]
n. [ AS. beretūn courtyard, grange; bere barley + tūn an inclosure. ]