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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Ben

/bĕn/ · IPA /bɛn/
01 The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
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    The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.(Bot.) See: Moringa
02 adv. & prep. Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.
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    Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.[Scot.]
03 n. The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.
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    The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.[Scot.]
04 pl. indic. pr. An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be.
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    An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be.[Obs.] See: Be