The Collaborative International Dictionary
Benting time
Benting time \Bent"ing time"\ The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.
Bare benting times . . . may come.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
benting time
n. (context archaic English) The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe.