Meaning of BEHOOF
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*hoof"\, n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh?f
advantage, a word implied in beh?fl[=i]c necessary; akin to
Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root
meaning to seize, hence the meanings ``to hold, make use
of.'' See {Heave}, v. t.]
Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.
No mean recompense it brings To your behoof. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | advantage, avail, behalf, benefit, benison, blessing, boon, convenience, gain, good, interest, percentage, point, profit, service, use, value, welfare, well-being, world of good, worth |
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