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ben-shie

ben-shie is the obsolete form of banshee.

Meaning of banshee

Noun

banshee (plural banshees)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
    • Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 3.VII
  2. (derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
    • Where's this old banshee that runs the place?1936, John Thomas McIntyre, Steps Going Down, page 15

Forms of ben-shie

pluralben-shies

Questions about ben-shie

What is ben-shie the obsolete form of?
Ben-shie is the obsolete form of banshee.

Words near ben-shie in the dictionary

  1. ben't
  2. ben-cull
  3. ben-culls
  4. Ben-Gvir
  5. ben-joltram
  6. ben-shie
  7. Bena
  8. benachin
  9. benactyzine
  10. benadamustine
  11. benadrostin

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