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card table

American  

noun

  1. a small, light table, usually with folding legs, used mainly for card games.


Etymology

Origin of card table

First recorded in 1705–15


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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

Miss Leefolt don’t put up no dinky card table like the other ladies do.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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