BENT (4)

Bent (�), n. [[AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.]] 1. 1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. Drayton. 2. 2. (Bot.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
3. 3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. Wright.
Bowmen bickered upon the bent. Chevy Chase.