bench table

American  

noun

Architecture.

1. a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall.

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Etymology

Origin of bench table

First recorded in 1665–75

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bench table

The agency estimated that new bench table saws would cost $338 to $1,210 more with the finger-detection system.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

Jodie was sitting on a bench table with her back to them.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2019

All the woodwork around the walls, every bench, table, and desk, I went over four times with my dusting cloth.

From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.

Either aisle opens into the transept with a massive arch resembling those of the north main arcade, and has along the foot of its wall a bench table, from which rise the vaulting-shafts.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles

Farther to the west, beyond the steps leading down from the choir, is a Perpendicular chantry, known as the Harys chantry; it has open tracery above cusped panels, canopied niches, and a panelled bench table.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.