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单词 high table
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high table


noun British.

the table in the dining hall of a college, reserved for senior members of the college and distinguished guests.

Origin of high table

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Words nearby high table

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Example sentences from the Web for high table

  • So stood she at the high-table; and those two who bore the burden set it down thereon and drew off the covering, and lo!

    The Roots of the Mountains|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for high table

high table

noun

(sometimes capitals) the table, sometimes elevated, in the dining hall of a school, college, etc, at which the principal teachers, fellows, etc, sit
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