by-table
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Synonyms: batable, bistable, battable, bitable, beatable, boatable, bootable, bastable, by-talk
Antonyms: batable, bistable, battable, bitable, beatable, boatable, bootable, bastable, by-talk
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Noun
- {{lb|en|Scotland|obsolete}} A small table intended to be placed next to the wall or in the corner of a room, often in contrast to a larger ([[e.g.]] dining) table. {{defdate|17<sup>th</sup> to early 19<sup>th</sup> century.}}<ref>''The Scots Magazine,'' Volume 49, August, 1787, “New Books: Scoticisms,” p. 397:<sup>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044092547322&seq=405&q1=%22by-table%22]</sup> “There is beef on the ''by-table.''—Side-board, side-table.”</ref>
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