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side table

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noun

a table intended to be placed against a wall.

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Nearby words

side money, side of the tracks, side pot, side step, side street, side-table, side tone, side trip, side whiskers, side with, side-dish

Origin of side table

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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

Examples from the Web for side-table

He passed over the delicacies and went to the side-table, and began cutting himself some cold roast beef.
The Young Duke|Benjamin Disraeli
Shortly after this they began supper, which was already laid on a side-table.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
Dick sat at a side-table, reading over his certificate as he ate his modest meal.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
I began by gently and firmly taking it from her, and putting it out of sight on a side-table.
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins

“There, set them down there,” she continued, pointing to a side-table.
Sweet Mace|George Manville Fenn

Word Origin and History for side-table

side-table

n.

late 14c., from side (n.) + table (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper