| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Benefit. A big ben, a good or bumping benefit. | 1 |
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Big Ben of Westminster. A name given to the large bell, which weighs 13 tons 10 cwt., and is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the Chief Commissioner of Works when the bell was cast. (1856.) | 2 |
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