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end table
noun
: a small table usually about the height of the arm of a chair that is used beside a larger piece of furniture (such as a sofa)
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Think multiple uses such as a crate that is part of an end table or a spot in your bottom kitchen cabinets for food bowls.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
Use these as a nightstand or an end table in your living room.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
On the market are end tables, night stands and crates which have separate spots for beds and litter boxes.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
Safavieh Blue Birds Ceramic Decorative Garden Stool $77.99 Garden stools are a perfect way to add more places to sit but can also double up as end tables.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
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“End table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20table. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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end table
noun
: a small table used beside a sofa or chair
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