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bench cheek

noun

bench cheek

noun

Etymology From bench + cheek.

1

Furniture, Lifestyle A board firmly attached to the vertical edge of a bench providing a surface to which other objects may be attached.

  • The bench-cheek will require much care in fitting into the top and must be firmly bolted thereto, the front leg underneath being morticed into it.1884, The Furniture Gazette, volume 21, page 204:

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