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Benching

Bench \Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.]

  1. To furnish with benches.

    'T was benched with turf.
    --Dryden.

    Stately theaters benched crescentwise.
    --Tennyson.

  2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.

    Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship.
    --Shak.

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benching

n. An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity. vb. (present participle of bench English)

Usage examples of "benching".

Barlow, from scanning the heavens, turned round and faced the company, which had drooped in several attitudes of exhaustion on the benching of the piazza.