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

The walls are indented with a recessed arcade, and carry a bench table.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

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)

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.