BENCHES

Noun

benches

plural of bench

Verb

benches

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bench

Proper noun

Benches

plural of Bench

Source: Wiktionary

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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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