gateleg
/ˈɡeɪtlɛɡ/
noun 2
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1GATELEG + NOUN
desk, shelf
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noun
1
A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.
a gateleg desk; a gateleg shelf
2
A piece of furniture (especially a table) with a leg or legs of this kind.
[…] the gate-leg at which we used to have afternoon tea had to be taken away into the drawing-room to make place for the piano out of the drawing-room when it was moved in here:
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a gateleg desk; a gateleg shelf
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[…] the gate-leg at which we used to have afternoon tea had to be taken away into the drawing-room to make place for the piano out of the drawing-room when it was moved in here:
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