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