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bench 1. the bench a. a judge or magistrate sitting in court in a judicial capacity b. judges or magistrates collectively 2. Geology a flat narrow platform of land, esp one marking a former shoreline bench [bench] (geology) A terrace of level earth or rock that is raised and narrow and that breaks the continuity of a declivity. (mining engineering) One of two or more divisions of a coal seam, separated by slate and so forth or simply separated by the process of cutting the coal, one bench or layer being cut before the adjacent one. A long horizontal ledge of ore in an underground working place. A ledge in an open-pit mine from which excavation takes place at a constant level. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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dust; walk across a carpet; on a dry day and touch the top of the bag while it is sitting on a metal work bench. Rather, they are easily, almost naturally, replaced by the horrifying imperatives of the test tube and the petri dish and the laboratory work bench. Make a super sturdy one with some old building blocks, or raid your dad's work bench for pieces of scrap wood. |
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