bench

Definitions

1. 1.A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
2. 2.The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. Shak.
3. 3.The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
4. 4.A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.To furnish with benches. 'T was benched with turf. Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson.
7. 7.To place on a bench or seat of honor. Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. Shak.
8. 8.To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench called?
• What is the seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. Shak called?
• What is the persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench called?
• What is a collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms called?
• What is to furnish with benches. 'T was benched with turf. Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson called?
• What is to place on a bench or seat of honor. Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. Shak called?