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benches 音标拼音: [b'ɛntʃɪz] Bench \ Bench\, n.; pl. { Benches}. [ OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ aum] nk, Dan b[ ae] nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. { Bank}, { Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [ 1913 Webster] Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter' s bench. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The seat where judges sit in court. [ 1913 Webster] To pluck down justice from your awful bench. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See { King' s Bench}. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms. [ 1913 Webster] 6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. [ 1913 Webster] { 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} ( Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat. [ 1913 Webster]
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