Meaning

noun a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

noun grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

noun an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

originFrom Middle English bent-, preterite stem (as in bente, benten, etc.), and Middle English bent, ibent, ybent, past participle forms of Middle English benden (“to bend”). Equivalent to bend + -t.

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