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"benjamin" Definition

  1. coat. Formerly termed a JOSEPH, in allusion, perhaps, to Joseph’s coat of many colours.—_See_ UPPER-BENJAMIN.

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Position in the dictionary: 161 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: benjy, beong, bess-o’-bedlam, best, better, betting round, betty, bible-carrier, biddy, big
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