trestle table

noun

1. a table having transverse slabs or rigid frames for supports, and usually strengthened by a long stretcher.
2. a table composed of a movable top supported by trestles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trestle table¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"It was waiter service when it first started and everyone came and sat at long trestle tables and they were served their pie and It took time when it was busy," Linda says.

From BBC

They sort through trays of fresh food laid out on trestle tables, putting vegetables, pies and packets of porridge into bags ready for people in the neighbourhood who are struggling to get by.

From BBC

Workers in brightly coloured tabards lead them past defunct baggage carousels to the old departure halls which are now filled with crowded trestle tables.

From BBC

While the pub will be screening the funeral, the 34-year-old will be arranging tinned food, fresh produce and baby food on trestle tables.

From BBC

It’s here, just beyond a stately interior courtyard, that 25 young designers crowd around one of three long communal wooden trestle tables, surrounded by plywood shelves holding rows of cardboard archive boxes.

From New York Times