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ben

UK/bɛn/ US/bɪn/ very common slang uk us

noun

1.

a mountain or tall hill

  • “they were climbing the ben”

Origin

From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōni, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”).

Phrases

  • ben oil

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