worktable

American  

[wurk-tey-buhl] / ˈwɜrkˌteɪ bəl /

noun

1. a table with a work surface, often with drawers.

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worktable British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌteɪbəl /

noun

1. 1. any table at which writing, sewing, or other work may be done

   2. (in English cabinetwork) a small elegant table fitted with sewing accessories

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Etymology

Origin of worktable

First recorded in 1790–1800; work + table

Example Sentences

Lidia Butcher gives a toolbox and worktable her two sons used to Chelsea Ward for her 17-month-old son.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On her worktable lay swatches of the silk and Lurex she would soon use to render her paintings and drawings into textiles.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Colorful transparent slides, mounted with slivers of nervous tissue from sacrificed animals still gummy to the touch from chemical treatments, lay scattered on the worktable.

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022

It’s easiest to work on a door that is off the hinge and flat on sawhorses or a worktable.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

Quietly, I slip to the back of the kitchen worktable to press the seemingly endless stack of the Commandant’s uniforms.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir