but and ben
adverb
\¦bətən¦ben\
Definition of but and ben
Scottish
1 : back and forth : in and out; specifically : from one part of a house to the other
2 : on opposite sides or at opposite ends of (a house, a corridor) we lived but and ben with them
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Origin and Etymology of but and ben
Scots 3but (out) + ben (in)
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