subs. (nautical).—1. See quot.
1883. W. C. RUSSELL, Sailors’ Language, 14. BENJIE, the name of a straw hat worn by sailors.
2. (common).—A waistcoat. Also BEN (q.v.).
1821. D. HAGGART, Life, 25. The screaves were in his BENJY cloy.
subs. (nautical).—1. See quot.
1883. W. C. RUSSELL, Sailors’ Language, 14. BENJIE, the name of a straw hat worn by sailors.
2. (common).—A waistcoat. Also BEN (q.v.).
1821. D. HAGGART, Life, 25. The screaves were in his BENJY cloy.
