trestle table
Americannoun
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a table having transverse slabs or rigid frames for supports, and usually strengthened by a long stretcher.
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a table composed of a movable top supported by trestles.
Etymology
Origin of trestle table
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
He had a wonky trestle table piled with his own paperbacks.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2017
A long trestle table stood in front of the fire.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2012
Outside the Merchant’s House a trestle table had been set up in the shade and decorated with striped blue-and-white pennons that fluttered at every breath of air.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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