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benchy

British  
/ ˈbɛntʃɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a hillside) hollowed out in benches

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I sat in one of the benchy chairs and was relieved when ’stead of sitting next to me, the cap’n got in the chair right behind mine.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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