Bench
Bench ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English bench, benk, Anglo-Saxon benc; akin to Swedish bank, Dan bank, Icelandic bekkr, Old Saxon, Dutch, & German bank. Compare Bank, Beach.]
1.
A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs.
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.
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.
Collocations (5)
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. See bench mark in the vocabulary.
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 (Architecture) , a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
Bench ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
1.
To furnish with benches.
'T was benched with turf.
Stately theaters benched crescentwise.
2.
To place on a bench or seat of honor.
Whom I... have benched and reared to worship.
Bench , intransitive verb
To sit on a seat of justice. [Rare] — Shakespeare