Definition of Bastle

1. Noun. (obsolete) A medieval fortified house, in northern England and the Scottish borders ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bastle

1. a fortified house [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastle

bastinade
bastinaded
bastinades
bastinading
bastinado
bastinadoed
bastinadoes
bastinadoing
bastinados
basting
bastings
bastion
bastioned
bastions
bastirma
bastle (current term)
bastles
bastnaesite
bastnaesites
bastnasite
bastnasites
basto
baston
bastonade
bastonaded
bastonades
bastonading
bastons
bastos
basts

Literary usage of Bastle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scot Abroad by John Hill Burton (1864)
"The ancient allies have left among us a more formidable memorial in the " bastle - house," or " bastle-tower," generally the name given to the small ..."

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