benting time

archaic countable uncountable

(archaic) The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）エンドウ豆が実を結ぶ前の、鳩が「bents」と呼ばれる草を食べるとされた季節

Every year, during benting time, the village's dovecotes overflowed with birds searching for bents before the peas ripened.

毎年、ハトがベント（草）を食べる、エンドウ豆が実る前の季節になると、村の鳩小屋は餌を探す鳥であふれた。

Sense（1）

(archaic) The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.

Bare benting times […] may come.

benting times

（ plural ）