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

Example Sentences

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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

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.

Stage had passed long since and the mail lay at her place, where the German had spread a white square above the oilcloth of the long bench table; but letters and papers remained unopened.

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

They brought me into this very rough shelter, a draughty grass room, with a bench, table, and one chair in it. 

From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)