Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
trestle table ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a table having transverse slabs or rigid frames for supports, and usually strengthened by a long stretcher.
- a table composed of a movable top supported by trestles.
Origin of trestle table First recorded in 1890–95 Examples from the Web for trestle table Historical Examples of trestle table
It was lying under the trestle-table, just where he dropped it before going on leave.
Philip Gibbs
He tugged at his neckbands and his hand fell heavily against the trestle-table.
Baroness Orczy
Ariadne looked like a picture, sitting at a trestle-table, and a thing like a torch burning at the back of her head.
Violet Hunt
The owner of the apartment is busily writing at a desk supported on a trestle-table.
John Willis Clark
Robert was concealed behind, and Bill was standing on a trestle-table outside the tent making a speech.
E. Nesbit