gate-leg table

or gate-legged table

[ geyt-leg ]

/ ˈgeɪtˌlɛg /

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noun

a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs.

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Origin of gate-leg table

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby gate-leg table

gatefold, gatefold sleeve, gatehouse, gatekeeper, gate leg, gate-leg table, gateman, gate money, gatepost, gater, Gates

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How to use gate-leg table in a sentence

He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I did a ten minute scene in his class: the guy who had gangrene in his leg in The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014|Melissa Leon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Miss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
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British Dictionary definitions for gate-leg table

gate-leg table

gate-legged table

noun

a table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame

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