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penniless-benches

penniless-benches is the plural of penniless-bench.

Meaning of penniless-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

Questions about penniless-benches

What is penniless-benches the plural of?
Penniless-benches is the plural of penniless-bench.

Words near penniless-benches in the dictionary

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

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