Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A workbench used by a mason or sculptor.
  • noun One engaged in cod fishing off Newfoundland.
  • noun One serving as an officer or owner of a bank.
  • noun Games The player in charge of the bank in some gambling games.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From bank, bench (obsolete).]

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