card table

noun

: a table designed for playing cards
especially : a square table with folding legs

Examples of card table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is nothing like 300 hours hunched over a card table to help build a sense of accomplishment, Eaton said. Cathy Free, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 Theo’s attention went to a rickety card table, which held juice and cookies for the end of class. Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 Police said Watson slammed a card table on the floor, prompting Yarborough, who was upstairs, to allegedly shoot down towards Watson, striking him in the abdomen, according to the release. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023 And Imperioli serves as narrator and lead instigator, planning the heist from a card table. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023 This folding card table thingy is a $1.7 billion solution. Kyle Whitmire | , al, 15 Mar. 2023 Only if Corey Seager can’t get a seat at the card table. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023 Many New Yorkers revel in the city’s ambient rumble — the thump of a bass echoing between buildings, the slap of domino tiles on a card table, the growl of off-road bikes rushing down the block. Yessenia Funes, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2023 There’s a mini-bar area, stocked with soft drinks and water, and a separate game room with a card table and bar cart, also stocked with complimentary spirits. Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of card table was in 1709

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“Card table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20table. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

card table

noun
: a table designed for playing cards
especially : a square table with folding legs

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