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

Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

The panels, laid face-down and flat on a worktable, were subject to an unexpected type of cleaning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 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

At last, on the fourth morning, close to midday, he noticed Heqet standing close beside Rekh’s worktable, ostensibly watching the goldsmith raise a bowl, but actually whispering to him under cover of the hammer taps.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw