/ ˈbendə(r); NAmE / noun
( slang ) a period of drinking a lot of alcohol or taking a lot of drugs :
to go on a bender
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (denoting instruments such as pliers, for bending things): from bend + -er .
/ ˈbendə(r); NAmE / noun
( slang ) a period of drinking a lot of alcohol or taking a lot of drugs :
to go on a bender
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (denoting instruments such as pliers, for bending things): from bend + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005