ben-end

A woman's voice, thin and weary, came from the ben-end.

The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies John Buchan 1907

Vanquished by the awful threat, Jean dropped the shoe she held, and turned her apron; but having to pass the door on her way to the ben-end, she saw Annie standing on the threshold, and stopped with a start, ejaculating:

Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864

In the ben-end (the inner originally, hence better room) there was no light: Thomas often sat in the dark.

Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864

When she would have shown him into the kitchen, he took her by the arm, and leading her to the _ben-end_, at once began his concocted speech.

Salted with Fire George MacDonald 1864

Maggie to her bed in the ben-end, where she laid the baby beside her, after washing him and wrapping him in a soft well-worn shift of her own.

Salted with Fire George MacDonald 1864

The soutar opened it himself, and took the minister straight to the ben-end of the house, where Isy sat alone.

Salted with Fire George MacDonald 1864

BEN-END, _s. the ben-end of a house_, the inner end of it.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Alexander Leighton 1837