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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Bench
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(1):
(n.) The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
(2):
(n.) A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
(3):
(n.) A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
(4):
(n.) The seat where judges sit in court.
(5):
(n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
(6):
(v. t.) To furnish with benches.
(7):
(n.) A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
(8):
(v. t.) To place on a bench or seat of honor.
(9):
(v. i.) To sit on a seat of justice.