water bench
water bench noun: a type of antique, rustic furniture commonly associated with Pennsylvania Dutch or Early American design.
Noun
water bench (plural water benches)
- A type of antique, rustic furniture commonly associated with Pennsylvania Dutch or Early American design.
- The small size of the Pennsylvania water bench suggests its modern use as a dresser, although it was originally made to support pails of water in the kitchen or the wash-shed. In the usual water bench there is a cupboard base, a broad top, and above that a shelf which often has three small shallow...1933 August 27, Walter Rendell Storey, “ITALY'S INFLUENCE IN CLASSICAL ROOMS; Her Furniture of the Eighteenth Century Much in Demand By Decorators”, in The New York Times
- This is a photo of an antique pine bench that belonged to my parents when they lived in Florida. When they gave it to me, they told me it was a water bench. It is approximately 17 inches high and 33 inches wide. Although I think it has been refinished, there are signs of it being used over the...2019 November 22, Anne McCollam, “Water Bucket Bench Sat Outside the Kitchen”, in Creators
- Synonyms:
- bucket bench, milk bench
Examples of water bench in a sentence
- The small size of the Pennsylvania water bench suggests its modern use as a dresser, although it was originally made to support pails of water in the kitchen or the wash-shed.1933 August 27, Walter Rendell Storey, “ITALY'S INFLUENCE IN CLASSICAL ROOMS; Her Furniture of the Eighteenth Century Much in Demand By...
- When they gave it to me, they told me it was a water bench.2019 November 22, Anne McCollam, “Water Bucket Bench Sat Outside the Kitchen”, in Creators:
- This classic Pennsylvania water bench has the construction and form indicative of the mid-19th century.2020s, Jeff R. Bridgeman, “LONG PENNSYLVANIA WATER BENCH WITH TRIPLE-MORTISED CONSTRUCTION AND BEAUTIFULLY SCALLOPED LEGS, CA 1850”, in...
- A water bench is a simple utility piece of furniture intended to store water.Unknown, Nazia Safi, “Water Bench”, in Worth Point:
Synonyms of water bench
- bucket bench
- milk bench
Forms of water bench
| plural | water benches |
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Questions about water bench
- What does water bench mean?
- Water bench means a type of antique, rustic furniture commonly associated with Pennsylvania Dutch or Early American design.
- How do you use water bench in a sentence?
- The small size of the Pennsylvania water bench suggests its modern use as a dresser, although it was originally made to support pails of water in the kitchen or the wash-shed.
- What part of speech is water bench?
- Water bench is a noun.
- What is the plural of water bench?
- The plural of water bench is water benches.
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