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noun
A long red streamer hoisted by ships during the Middle Ages to indicate combat to the death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French, perhaps related to Old French baucent (“black and white; the black and white flag (with red cross) of the templars”), Old Occitan bausan (“black and white (horse)”) despite the change in meaning/colour.
