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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

Historical Examples of night table

My night-table was daily removed, and beside me stood a jug of water.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck
Baron Trenck
My tools were the irons I had dug out, which fastened may bedstead and night-table.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck
Baron Trenck
Mother gave me a clock with a luminous dial which I wanted for my night-table.
A Young Girl's Diary
An Anonymous Young Girl
He got out of bed, he took his keys from the night-table at the bed head and went to his bureau.
Soul of a Bishop
H. G. Wells
He could descry his wife's portable clock on the night-table.
The Roll-Call
Arnold Bennett