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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Benwod, n. [Prob. the same as mod. dial. benweed.] A stalk of ragwort (?). —1585 Montg. (Flyt. 276) in James VI Ess. 68.
Some bucklit on a benwod, and some on a bene
