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night table

noun

Definition of night table

: a small bedside table or stand

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My only hoarding vice is saving birthday cards, letters, and ticket stubs that live in disorganized splendor in my night table drawer. Lonnie Firestone, Glamour, "It Took a Fire in My Building to Understand Marie Kondo's Method," 15 Jan. 2019 Book a Saturday night table here for you and your sweetheart; the crowd is low-key, and the food is serious, but hearty. Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, "Best Beignets in New Orleans," 4 Mar. 2018 The second bedroom was converted into their office and is furnished with Raymond Loewy knockoffs, which include two bureaus, a night table, and desk, all in provoking lime green. Catherine Laughlin, Philly.com, "An Old City apartment that's 'organized but playful'," 22 Mar. 2018 For Germany though, the team sessions that in 2014 took place only in hotel conference rooms have been liberated into the devices that the players carry in their equipment bags and keep on their night tables. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, "A Scary Thought: Germany Is Better Prepared Than in 2014," 15 June 2018 McAdoo’s fills up those Friday night tables by doing a wide range of things reasonably well. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: McAdoo’s Seafood rides a strong wave in New Braunfels," 10 May 2018 And so a consensus was reached at the Thursday night table. Mike Newall, Philly.com, "At the Messina, one of South Philly's old-time social clubs, the new blood is mine | Mike Newall," 30 Mar. 2018 My daughter has grand visions for a canopy bed and a night table with a butterfly lamp. Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, "Fitting Growing Kids Into Small Spaces," 9 Mar. 2018 Have zero shame in bringing your stuffed animal from home and wake up to photos of your nearest and dearest on your night table. Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, "How to Make Your Dorm Room Feel More Like Home," 10 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of night table

circa 1772, in the meaning defined above

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