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Benʹdigo

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A rough fur cap, named from a noted pugilist, William Thompson; so nicknamed from his birthplace in Australia.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Benbow (Admiral)
Benbow
Bench
Bench
Bench and Bar
Benchers
Bend
Bend Sinister
Bendemeer
Bender
Bendigo
Bendy (Old)
Benedicite
Benedick
Benedict
Benedictines
Benefice
Benefit of Clergy
Benen-geli
Benet (French)
Benèvolence