bengewine
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bengwine — bengewine, bengwine obs. ff. benzoin … Useful english dictionary
benzoin — balsamic resin obtained from a tree (Styrax benzoin) of Indonesia, 1560s (earlier as bengewine, 1550s), from M.Fr. benjoin (16c.), which comes via Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian from Arabic luban jawi incense of Java (actually Sumatra, with… … Etymology dictionary
