gateleg

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English

Etymology

A gateleg table.

From gate +‎ leg.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gateleg (plural gatelegs)

  1. (furniture, also attributive) 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.
    Synonym: gateleg table

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References

  1. ^ Compare gate-leg, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2023; gateleg table, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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