night table

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noun

a small table, chest, etc., for use next to a bed.

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Origin of night table

First recorded in 1780–90

Also called bedstand, bed table, nightstand.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for night table

On the night-table lay a tea-tray in disorder, and on the turned-down sheet some crumbs of toast.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Half an hour later he told his valet he had hit his head against a night-table.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Dunk had just come into the room with his tea, and the tumbler of Dr. Dale's tonic stood untouched upon the night-table.
Soul of a Bishop|H. G. Wells
To the left of the night-table, in the recess beside the chimney, there was a panoply composed of swords and sabres.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell

So long as the medicines had littered the night-table she still had entertained hopes of a miraculous recovery.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola