Bench

·vt To furnish with benches.

II. Bench ·vi To sit on a seat of justice.

III. Bench ·noun The seat where judges sit in court.

IV. Bench ·vt To place on a bench or seat of honor.

V. Bench ·noun A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

VI. Bench ·noun A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

VII. Bench ·noun The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. ·see King's Bench.

VIII. Bench ·noun A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

IX. Bench ·noun A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public;

— so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.