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bench cheek

noun

Etymology

From bench + cheek.

  1. derived from *ǵyewh₁-✻ — “to chew”
  2. inherited from *kēkǭ✻
  3. inherited from *kākā✻
  4. inherited from ċēce
  5. inherited from cheeke
  6. compounded as bench cheek — “bench + cheek”

Definitions

  1. A board firmly attached to the vertical edge of a bench providing a surface to which…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA