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tilt-top table

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[tilt-top] / ˈtɪltˌtɒp /

noun

  1. a pedestal table having a top that can be tilted vertically.

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Almost immediately afterward, however, he noted a perceptible change in her manner, as she led him toward the rear of the room, and gestured toward a mahogany tilt-top table which stood in a corner.

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