释义 |
benching, vbl. n.|ˈbɛnʃɪŋ| [f. bench + -ing1.] a. The action of the vb. bench. b. benching up: working on the top of coal (Raymond Mining Gloss. 1881). c. concr. A provision or range of benches or seats.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. cxxix. 938 Diuerticulum is a benchynge besyde the waye. 1866Howells Venet. Life xx. 335 The benching that passes round the shop. |