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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a
        carpenter's bench.
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     3. The seat where judges sit in court.
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              To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.
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     4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion
        of the full bench. See {King's Bench}.
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     5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; --
        so named because the animals are usually placed on benches
        or raised platforms.
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     6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat
        ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or
        river.
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     {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.
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