bennet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bennet
1225–75; Middle English ( herbe ) beneit < Old French ( herbe ) beneite, translation of Latin ( herba ) benedicta blessed (herb) (> Old English benedicte, Old High German benedicta, Middle Dutch benedictus-kruid ). See Benedictus
Example Sentences
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The verb 'to uck' was capable indeed of infinite conjugation, and young Aaron, breaking off a bennet, once asked me to kindly 'uck' a grain of hay-dust out of his eye with it.
From Round About a Great Estate by Jefferies, Richard
The first bennet is to green things what a swallow is to the breathing creatures of summer.
From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard
Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Jefferies, Richard
These eggs, when taken and the yolk blown out, were strung on a bennet and so carried home.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
And you tried to string them on a bennet, but the bennet was too big, so you went indoors for some thread.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Jefferies, Richard
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