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ben mot

ben mot is the alternative form 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

Forms of ben mot

pluralben mots

Questions about ben mot

What is ben mot the alternative form of?
Ben mot is the alternative form of ben mort.

Words near ben mot in the dictionary

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

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