Pembroke table

or pembroke table

noun

1. a drop-leaf table with fly rails and with a drawer at one end or each end of the skirt.

Pembroke table

noun

1. a small table with drop leaves and often one or more drawers

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembroke table¹

First recorded in 1770–80; perhaps named after Pembroke, English aristocratic family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembroke table¹

perhaps named after Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1561–1621), who originally ordered its design