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BUT AND BEN

\bˌʌt and bˈɛn], \bˌʌt and bˈɛn], \b_ˌʌ_t a_n_d b_ˈɛ_n]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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But and ben. A Scotch term, applied to the two rooms of a cottage, kitchen and parlour, opposite to each other ; the speaker considers himself as being in but.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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