console table

noun

: a table fixed to a wall with its top supported by consoles or front legs
broadly : a table designed to fit against a wall

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Examples of console table in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of console table was in 1807

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“Console table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/console%20table. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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