bendigo n.
a rough fur cap.
Leicester Chron. 7 Nov. 3/4: Dressed in a dark cloth coat [...] new Blucher boots, and an old Bendigo cap. | ||
Era (London) 9 Feb. 5/1: Westahall having a black wide awake on his head, and Hayes his caput ensconced in a Bendigo cap. | ||
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Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 15 Oct. 6/4: Then with a great shaking of their ‘upper Benjamins’ (great coats) the crew with their ‘Bendigoes’ on, depart. |