Chapter Bellerophon to Benedick of B by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Benbow, an idle, generous, free-and-easy sot, who spent a good inheritance in dissipation, and ended life in the work-house.

Benbow, a boon companion, long approved
By jovial sets, and (as he thought) beloved,
Was judged as one to joy and friendship prone,
And deemed injurious to himself alone.
   —Borough. xvi (1810).

Bendemeer, a river that flows near the ruins of Chilminar or Istachar, in the province of Chusistan in Persia.

Bend-the-Bow, an English archer at Dickson’s cottage.—Sir W. Scott: Castle Dangerous (time, Henry I.).

Benedick, a wild, witty, and light-hearted young lord of Padua, who vowed celibacy, but fell in love with Beatrice and married her. It fell out thus: He went on a visit to Leonato governor of Messina; here he saw Beatrice, the himself, but he disliked her, thought her pert, forward, and somewhat ill-mannered withal. However, he heard Claudio speaking to Leonato about Beatrice, saying how deeply she loved Benedick, and bewailing that so nice a girl should break her heart with unrequited love. This conversation was a mere ruse, but Benedick believed it to be true, and resolved to reward the love of Beatrice with love and marriage. It so happened that Beatrice had been entrapped by a similar conversation which she had over-heard from her cousin Hero. The end was they sincerely loved each other, and became man and wife.—Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing (1600).

A married man is called a Benedick.