gate leg

gate leg
a leg attached to a hinged frame that can be swung out to support a drop leaf. Cf. swing leg.
[1900-05]

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  • gate-leg table — noun count a table you can make larger with an extra leg and surface that fold out …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gate|leg table — «GAYT LEHG», a table with drop leaves supported by legs set in gatelike frames which may be swung back to allow the leaves to be shut down …   Useful english dictionary

  • gate-leg table — /gayt leg / a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs. Also, gate legged table. [1900 05] * * * gate leg table UK US noun [countable] [singular gate leg table plural gate leg tables] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gate-leg table — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gate leg table : singular gate leg table plural gate leg tables a table that you can make larger with an extra leg and surface that fold out …   English dictionary

  • gate leg — Furniture. a leg attached to a hinged frame that can be swung out to support a drop leaf. Cf. swing leg. [1900 05] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gate leg — n. leg connected to a hinged frame which can be swung out to hold a drop leaf …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gate-leg table — /gayt leg / a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs. Also, gate legged table. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

  • gate-leg table — /ˌgeɪt lɛg ˈteɪbəl/ (say .gayt leg taybuhl) noun a table having drop leaves which are supported when open by legs which swing out and are usually connected by crosspieces. Also, gate legged table …  

  • gate-leg table — noun (C) a table that can be made larger by moving a leg out to support a folding part …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gate-legged — gateˈ legged or gateˈleg adjective (of a table) having a hinged and framed leg that can swing out to support a leaf to extend the table • • • Main Entry: ↑gate …   Useful english dictionary

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