bench cheek

noun

A board firmly attached to the vertical edge of a bench providing a surface to which other objects may be attached.

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Meanings

nounbench cheek (plural bench cheeks)

plural bench cheeks · alternative bench-cheek

  1. furnitureA 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.

    1884, The Furniture Gazette, volume 21, page 204

Origin

From bench + cheek.

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APA

bench cheek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20cheek

MLA

“bench cheek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20cheek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bench cheek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench%20cheek.

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