In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BENCHING
Noun
benching (plural benchings)
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
Verb
benching
present 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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