\Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
   {Pasha}.
2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})
   of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
   cat}, and {yellow cat}.