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ben morts

ben morts is the plural of ben mort.

Meaning of ben mort

Noun

ben mort (plural ben morts)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Good woman.
    • Towre out ben morts & towre, / Looke out ben morts & towre, / For all the Rome coues^([sic]) are budgd a beake, / And the quire coves tippe the lowre.1610, Samuel Rowlands, “Towre Out Ben Morts”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 5

Questions about ben morts

What is ben morts the plural of?
Ben morts is the plural of ben mort.

Words near ben morts in the dictionary

  1. Ben Hill County
  2. Ben Lomond
  3. Ben Macdui
  4. Ben More
  5. ben mort
  6. ben morts
  7. ben mot
  8. ben mots
  9. ben mott
  10. ben motts
  11. Ben Nevis

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