"bene cove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bene coves [plural]
Etymology: bene (“good”) + cove (“man”) Etymology templates: {{m|en|bene||good}} bene (“good”), {{m|en|cove||man}} cove (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bene cove (plural bene coves)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A friend; a good fellow; a good companion. Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: friend, ben cofe, ben cove, bencove, ben cull, ben-cull, bene cofe, bene cull, bien cofe, bien cove Related terms: bene mort, ben mort
    Sense id: en-bene_cove-en-noun-uGB1iqNR Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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