refectory table

refectory table
noun Date: 1857 a long table with heavy legs

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  • refectory table — 1. a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends. 2. a narrow dining table having extensible ends. [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium

  • refectory table — noun a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles • Hypernyms: ↑dining table, ↑board …   Useful english dictionary

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  • refectory table — noun a long, narrow table …   English new terms dictionary

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  • refectory table — /rəˈfɛktri teɪbəl/ (say ruh fektree taybuhl) noun a long, narrow, wooden dining table supported on two pillar like legs …  

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