In New York, a spree; a frolic. To go on a bender, is to go on a spree.
Thus did Harry Whitmore address C. M---, when the met, the morning after the trio had determined to go on a bender.--Mysteries of N. York.
·noun A drunken spree. II. Bender ·noun One who, or that which, bends. III. Bender ·noun An instru...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A contrivance to bend small cross-bows, formerly used in the navy. Also, "look out for a bender," or...
The Sailor's Word-Book