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ben mott

ben mott 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 mott

pluralben motts

Questions about ben mott

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

Words near ben mott in the dictionary

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

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