gate-leg table

American  

[geyt-leg] / ˈgeɪtˌlɛg /

Or gate-legged table

noun

1. a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs.

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gate-leg table British  

noun

1. a table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame

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Etymology

Origin of gate-leg table

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

If you happen to have a conventional writing-desk, a gate-leg table would be charming for books and things.

From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de

For instance, in the dining room a gate-leg table of the Puritan years has settled down comfortably with a set of Windsor chairs that are probably a hundred years younger.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank

A solid mahogany gate-leg table was knocked down to Anne for fourteen dollars and a half.

From Polly in New York by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

THE flap of the gate-leg table creaked under Jan's weight, but she dug her heels into the rug and balanced, for she felt incapable of moving.

From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)

A large gate-leg table of dark brown oak is one of the most beautiful tables in the world.

From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de