Ben

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·- ·Alt. of Ben nut.

II. Ben ·- An old form of the ·pl indic. pr. of Be.

III. Ben ·noun A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).

IV. Ben ·adv & ·prep Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.

V. Ben ·adv The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms;

— opposed to but, the outer apartment.

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