bridge table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bridge table
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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As a kid in the 1970s, Betsy Lerner was repelled by the formality of Bakelite napkin rings and polite conversation at her mother’s bridge table.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2016
Finally I find him—he’s sitting in the sunlight at a little bridge table.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 2015
Stayman has always been known as a tough but fair competitor at the bridge table, where her best result was second in the 1974 World Mixed Teams.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2014
Bridge: The Yeh Brothers Cup 2009 5 Mar 2009: Zia Mahmood: What do these have in common - a fleshly poet, the Duke of Westminster and a particularly irritating experience at the bridge table?
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2010
I go in the dining room, start clearing the bridge table.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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