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refectory table
noun
- a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
- a narrow dining table having extensible ends.
refectory table
noun
- a long narrow dining table supported by two trestles joined by a stretcher or set into a base
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Word History and Origins
Origin of refectory table1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
The elder Weedham took his place at the head of a long refectory table about which were seated six men.
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Delia rises, goes to table and picks up water carafe which she replaces on refectory table up L.
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Something dropped with a dead thud fair and square in the centre of the fine oak refectory table.
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The lace cloth must also go over a refectory table without felt or other lining.
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A big old bean-pot full of purple iris sat on one end of the refectory table.
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