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HIGH TABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high table mean? 

HIGH TABLE (noun)
  The noun HIGH TABLE has 1 sense:

1. a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished personsplay

  Familiarity information: HIGH TABLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIGH TABLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("high table" is a kind of...):

board; dining table (a table at which meals are served)

Holonyms ("high table" is a part of...):

dining-hall (a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining)


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