card table

noun

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

Examples of card table in a Sentence

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During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 There’s also a card table with cards scattered on it. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Butikofer has worked out of a truck, a card table in his family home, the local hospital’s morgue and a temporary space in the county courthouse. Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025 The new owners will be left holding the bag; the Tribal leaders recognized a good time to cash out and walk away from the card table. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for card table

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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card table

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

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