| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Benicia Boy. | |
| John C. Heenan, the American pugilist, who challenged and fought Tom Sayers for “the belt” in 1860; so called from Benicia in California, his birthplace. | 1 |
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