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BENCHED
Verb
benched
simple past tense and past participle of bench
Source: Wiktionary
BENCH
Bench, n.; pl. Benches. Etym: [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. bänk, Dan bænk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.]
1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. Sir W. Scott.
2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
3. The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. Shak.
4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed.
– Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.
– Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.
– Bench show, an exhibition of dogs.
– Bench table (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
Bench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.]
1. To furnish with benches. 'T was benched with turf. Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson.
2. To place on a bench or seat of honor. Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. Shak.
Bench, v. i.
Definition: To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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