occasional table

British  

noun

1. a small table with no regular use

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Example Sentences

I feel like I’m being given an occasional table scrap.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

And for the firm’s take on an occasional table by James Mont, Kindel artisans replicated the original’s unusual copper-and-silver camouflage-like finish.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 19, 2014

Stop for a rest on the comfy couches at the hunting-themed Jägerhalle, staring at the framed paintings on the ceiling or entering one of the bar’s occasional table tennis tournaments.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2014

Perry looks at me across the highly polished occasional table, a taxi's horn just penetrating the triple glazing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

In one Andy kept the dozen chickens that supplied him with eggs and an occasional table fowl; the other two were a fur shed and a place for storing provisions.

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur