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drop table

American  

noun

  1. a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.


Etymology

Origin of drop table

First recorded in 1860–65


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For the Crow’s Nest, this includes built-in bookcases and a Murphy bed with a drop table, for starters.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

From noon, premises that serve alcohol can drop table service.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2022

Her companion merely raised the lid of her trunk to ease the pressure on her clothes, and placed a small dressing-case on the drop table.

From A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George

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