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bene mott

bene 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 bene mott

pluralbene motts

Questions about bene mott

What is bene mott the alternative form of?
Bene mott is the alternative form of ben mort.

Words near bene mott in the dictionary

  1. bene lightmans
  2. bene mort
  3. bene morts
  4. bene mot
  5. bene mots
  6. bene mott
  7. bene motts
  8. Bene't
  9. Bene't College
  10. beneaped
  11. beneath

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