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Equivalent to bean + stead (indicating a place where beans were grown).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2559). Full definition →
Equivalent to bean + stead (indicating a place where beans were grown).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.