Benching

Benching
Bench Bench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benching}.] 1. To furnish with benches. [1913 Webster]

'T was benched with turf. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. To place on a bench or seat of honor. [1913 Webster]

Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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