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.

   '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

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   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