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Benny   /bˈɛni/   Listen
Benny

noun
1.
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.  Synonyms: benne, benni, sesame, Sesamum indicum.
2.
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974).  Synonyms: Benjamin Kubelsky, Jack Benny.



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"Benny" Quotes from Famous Books



... That's all right, Old Till. Benny Tweed'll lend me his bike just like a book—I know Ben! Besides, he owes me a dollar and ...
— Three Young Knights • Annie Hamilton Donnell
... 'Well, sir, steady Benny ought to be satisfied with his dose in, say, about forty minutes. Maybe he won't own to it before an hour and ten. He's got a proud ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... Hanneh Breineh became aware that Benny was missing. "Oi weh!" she burst out, wringing her hands in a new wave of woe, "where is Benny? Didn't he come home yet ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1919 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various


Words linked to "Benny" :   Sesamum, genus Sesamum, comic, benniseed, herb, comedian, sesame seed, herbaceous plant


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