Bashaw (&unr_;), n. [See Pasha.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
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2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
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3. (Zoöl.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
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