Definition of high table
: an elevated table in the dining room of a British college for use by the master and fellows and distinguished guests
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One zone will be geared toward fast diners, and will include high tables and barstools.
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Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier sits at a high table.
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The stage is severe, a pair of benches and a high table, finished in concrete to resemble a memorial or maybe a very severe park.
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Customers sit outside, perched on tiny stools around knee-high tables, intensely focused on backgammon boards.
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First Known Use of high table
circa 1555
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