bench 1, noun (oh) and Wenzel (as used in expressions) (sh)

bench 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?outdoor seat?
2 ?in a law court?
3 ?Sports?
4 ?parliament?
5 ?table?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: benc]
?OUTDOOR SEAT?
[C] a long seat for two or more people, especially Outdoors
::We sat on a park bench and talked.
?IN A LAW COURT?
the bench
a) the seat where a judge or magistrate sits in a court of law
::Would the prisoner please approach the bench?
b) the position of being a judge or magistrate in a court of law
::He was appointed to the bench last year.
sit/serve on the bench
(=work as a judge or magistrate )
?Sports?
the bench
the seat where members of a Sports team sit when they are not playing in the game
::Batts and Dorigo are on the bench tonight.
::Simpson came off the bench to play in midfield.
?PARLIAMENT?
benches [plural] BrE the seats in the British parliament where members of a particular party sit
::There was cheering from the Conservative benches.
-see also backbench , backbenches , front bench
?TABLE?
[C] a long heavy table used for working on with tools or equipment
::a carpenter's bench