REFECTORY TABLE Definition & Meaning

refectory table

noun

a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
a narrow dining table having extensible ends.

refectory table

noun

a long narrow dining table supported by two trestles joined by a stretcher or set into a base

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of refectory table¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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There’s chili cooking on the refectory tables onstage, for the audience’s consumption at intermission.

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I took a seat at a long, hard refectory table.

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Mr Roth is also donating a couple of his writing desks, reading chairs and a long refectory table, at which people will be able to peruse his books pretty much as he did.

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From January, the sisters will once again disrupt their usual Sunday evening routine, abandoning their long refectory table to eat supper from trays in front of the television.

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New silk banners hang above the refectory tables, ablaze with slogans.

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