benching

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benching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bench \Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Benching.]
     1. To furnish with benches.
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              'T was benched with turf.             --Dryden.
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              Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson.
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     2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.
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              Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship.
                                                    --Shak.
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