ben

or BEND

to the true ben or bend! possibly of BENDAN, Saxon, to stretch out ; to yield to ; to the purpose, or sufficiently ; to the utmost stretch. Exmoor.

Ben
·- ·Alt. of Ben nut. II. Ben ·- An old form of the ·pl indic. pr. of Be. III. Ben ·noun A hoglike ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Ben
a son ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
ben
A fool. Cant. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Ben
(son), a Levite, one of the porters appointed by David for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:18) ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ben nut
·- The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. ·see <<Moringa>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Ben-ammi
son of my people ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Ben-ammi
Son of my kindred; i.e., "born of incest", the son of Lot by his youngest daughter (Gen. 19:38). ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ben-hadad
The standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning "the son of Hadad." (See Hadadezer.) 1) The king of...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jonson, Ben or Benjamin
(1573-1637) Poet and dramatist, was probably b. in Westminster. His f., who d. before Ben was four,...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
fidlam ben
General thieves; called also St. Peter's sons, having every finger a fish-hook. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Ben Johnson's Court
East out of Shoe Lane in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site now occupied by offices and...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.