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butt and ben

butt and ben is the alternative spelling of but and ben.

Meaning of but and ben

Noun

but and ben

  1. (Scotland) A two-roomed cottage; a small house or shack
    • Whether the old lady had caught cold the time she moved, or whether her ailing frame had been simply worn out, she never seemed to thrive after leaving the little but and ben she had so long lived in.1898, Elizabeth Grant, Memoirs of a Highland Lady, Canongate, published 1995, page 339

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Butt and ben is the alternative spelling of but and ben.

Words near butt and ben in the dictionary

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