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penniless-bench

penniless-bench noun: a roadside bench.

Noun

penniless-bench (usually uncountable, plural penniless-benches)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A roadside bench.
    • There were quite a number of 'penniless benches' scattered round the country even as far north as Yorkshire, and the name is thought to have meant originally a resting place by the wayside for poor travellers, no doubt in this case ...1963, A. D. R. Caroe, The House of the Royal Institution, page 9

Forms of penniless-bench

pluralpenniless-benches

Questions about penniless-bench

What does penniless-bench mean?
Penniless-bench means a roadside bench.
What part of speech is penniless-bench?
Penniless-bench is a noun.
What is the plural of penniless-bench?
The plural of penniless-bench is penniless-benches.

Words near penniless-bench in the dictionary

  1. Pennifolds
  2. penniform
  3. penniforms
  4. pennigerous
  5. penniless
  6. penniless-bench
  7. penniless-benches
  8. pennilessly
  9. pennilessness
  10. pennill
  11. pennillion

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