noun. A piece of wood on which bricklayers cut their bricks to the size proper for the place into which they are about to lay them.

noun. A formation of ore found on the Witwatersrand in the Transvaal, South Africa.

An obsolete form of banquet.

"Some entrees are lackluster: the best were roast chicken ($22), meatloaf ($19), and a grilled lamb sirloin ($24); best desserts, a rare stone fruit crisp that really is crisp ($8), and a Dutch-inspired dessert called banket, a lush combination of almond paste and flaky pastry ($8)."