bench cheek

English

Alternative forms

  • bench-cheek

Etymology

From bench +‎ cheek.

Noun

bench cheek (plural bench cheeks)

  1. (furniture) A board firmly attached to the vertical edge of a bench providing a surface to which other objects may be attached.
    • 1884, The Furniture Gazette, volume 21, page 204:
      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.
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