card table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of card table
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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The couple are accused of using the camera and a mobile phone to see the casino card table, and communicating with "deep seated earpieces" to bet on card games.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
The “former professional athletes” helped lure wealthy players to the card table, prosecutors say, and they received a cut of the proceeds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
A spirited game of dominoes was underway at a card table on the sidewalk, as pumping hip-hop poured from a set of speakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
In the case of my first Thanksgiving, the dinner table was a card table long enough to fit twelve, covered in a thrifted table cloth.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2023
Behind him, four men at a card table under a green-lidded light in the corner glanced briefly but said nothing.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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