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tip-up table

[ tip-uhp ]
/ ˈtɪpˌʌp /

noun

a pedestal table having a top folding downward in two leaves.

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Origin of tip-up table

tip-up, adj. use of verb phrase tip up

Words nearby tip-up table

Tiptronic, tip truck, tipu, tipuna, tip-up, tip-up table, Tipu Sahib, TIR, tirade, tirage, tiramisu
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