trestle table

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.

Origin:
1890–95
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trestle table

noun
a table supported on trestles 
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