trestle table

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of trestle table

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He surveyed his skull and placed it against a trestle table to dry.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2022

A pot of hearty food bubbled on the hob and servings would be dished out on to a trestle table, so you could help yourself and continue to mingle.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2021

A long trestle table stood in front of the fire.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2012

Player leans over hastily erected on-pitch trestle table pretending to sign contract.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2011

Back in his solar, Jon found the Old Bear’s raven perched on the back of the oak-and-leather chair behind the trestle table.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin