water bench
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of antique, rustic furniture commonly associated with Pennsylvania Dutch or Early American design.
Example Sentences
- "The small size of the Pennsylvania water bench suggests its modern use as a dresser, although it was originally made to support pails of water in the kitchen or the wash-shed.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 drawers just below it."
- "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 years."
- "This classic Pennsylvania water bench has the construction and form indicative of the mid-19th century. Long and narrow, the feet are beautifully scalloped and affixed to the top by way of a triple mortise."
- "A water bench is a simple utility piece of furniture intended to store water. A water bench consisted of a lower closed cupboard and a single upper shelf with one or multiple drawers resting on bracket feet or simple boot jack feet."
Inflected Forms
water benches (plural)
Synonyms
bucket bench
milk bench