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 Bender.Bendy (Old). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ben’digo.
 
A rough fur cap, named from a noted pugilist, William Thompson; so nicknamed from his birthplace in Australia.   1
 


 Bender.Bendy (Old). 

 
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