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bene darkmans

bene darkmans phrase: good night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.

Phrase

bene darkmans

  1. (UK, archaic, thieves' cant) Good night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.
    • Bien Darkmans then, Bouse Mort and Ken,
      The bien Coves bings awast,
      On Chates to trine by Rome-Coves dine,
      For his long lib at last.
      Bing'd out bien Morts and toure, and toure,
      Bing out of the Rome vile bine,
      And toure the Cove that cloyd your duds,
      Upon the Chates to trine.1665, Richard Head, Francis Kirkman, The English Rogue, part 1, page 46
    • "Bene darkmans, Drothe," said Jelem. "I hear you've been looking for me."2011, Douglas Hulick, chapter 12, in Among Thieves

Forms of bene darkmans

alternative formbeen darkmans
alternative formbein darkmans

Questions about bene darkmans

What does bene darkmans mean?
Bene darkmans means good night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.
What part of speech is bene darkmans?
Bene darkmans is a phrase.

Words near bene darkmans in the dictionary

  1. bene cofes
  2. bene cove
  3. bene coves
  4. bene cull
  5. bene culls
  6. bene darkmans
  7. Bene Israel
  8. bene lightmans
  9. bene mort
  10. bene morts
  11. bene mot

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