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show bench

show bench noun: a bench or stand on which entries are placed at dog or other animal shows, horticultural shows, fairs, and similar events.

Noun

show bench (plural show benches)

  1. A bench or stand on which entries are placed at dog or other animal shows, horticultural shows, fairs, and similar events.
    • Billie's Bobtail half was crammed with the loyalty, lovableness, wisdom, courage and kindness of the breed. His something-else half was negligible, though it debarred him from the show bench.1944, Emily Carr, “Kennel”, in The House of All Sorts
    • 'Westerton Folly’ a resplendent pink-purple, glows in the border and does equally well on the show bench.2015 October 9, Val Bourne, “How one man is intent on saving the lesser known varieties of dahlia”, in The Telegraph

Forms of show bench

pluralshow benches

Questions about show bench

What does show bench mean?
Show bench means a bench or stand on which entries are placed at dog or other animal shows, horticultural shows, fairs, and similar events.
What part of speech is show bench?
Show bench is a noun.
What is the plural of show bench?
The plural of show bench is show benches.

Words near show bench in the dictionary

  1. show away
  2. show bag
  3. show bags
  4. show barn
  5. show barns
  6. show bench
  7. show benches
  8. show bible
  9. show bill
  10. show bills
  11. show biscuit

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