card table

noun

Synonyms of card tablenext
: a table designed for playing cards
especially : a square table with folding legs

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With the right insider tips, a Las Vegas stay doesn’t have to be all bright lights and card tables. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026 There’s also a sauna and hot tub on one side and a game room complete with a slate pool table, a stylish bar, and a card table on the other. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 In the early days, Romanucci and Blandin started in a small office with a card table and a plastic bag for the garbage. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026 The city’s wide boulevards were so devoid of cars that on hot summer nights, residents would set out chairs and card tables in the traffic lanes to catch the breeze from an occasional passing vehicle. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for card table

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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card table

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

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