What is a bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." Dickens called?
bespeak — A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." Dickens. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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