trestle table

American  

noun

1. a table having transverse slabs or rigid frames for supports, and usually strengthened by a long stretcher.

2. a table composed of a movable top supported by trestles.

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Etymology

Origin of trestle table

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He surveyed his skull and placed it against a trestle table to dry.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2022

A pot of hearty food bubbled on the hob and servings would be dished out on to a trestle table, so you could help yourself and continue to mingle.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2021

In quiet moments, she might help out at the trestle table that serves as the Belles’ merchandising arm.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2019

An estimated 600 would-be suppliers queued from dawn for three minutes at a trestle table with the appropriate head of overpriced acquisitions.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2011

Mother was so nervous, she backed into the trestle table while curtsying.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine