1. A small Scottish coin of low value, formerly used in Scotland.
Usage: archaic; Scottish; historical

Examples

• The old merchant kept a jar of bawbees from his grandfather's time.
• In 18th-century Scotland, a bawbee could buy a loaf of bread.
• She found a tarnished bawbee in the antique shop.
• The children pooled their bawbees to purchase sweets at the fair.
• Historical records show that a bawbee was worth very little even then.