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Trestle tables

Scope note

Use for tables with a removable board top resting on two or three trestle supports connected by a longitudinal bar instead of legs. For tables with X-shaped trestle supports, use "sawbuck tables."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039612

Broader Terms used

<tables by form: base form>

Term used for

tables, trestle

Equivalent Terms used

trestle table

Created

12yrs ago

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