tableful

noun

ta·​ble·​ful ˈtā-bəl-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce tableful (audio)
: as much or as many as a table can hold or accommodate

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In 2009 Kimball masterminded a 12-course dinner straight from the original cookbook, prepared by a team of cooks using authentic ingredients, cooked over an antique woodburning stove, and served to the acclaim of a tableful of guests. CBS News, 7 Jan. 2018 With the help of headphones and a tableful of interpreters, the meeting was translated in 10 different Asian languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Mongolian and Korean and Tagalog. Ana B. Ibarra and Kellen Browning, Kaiser Health News, 5 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tableful was in 1535

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“Tableful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tableful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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