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  • 111table — {{11}}table (n.) late 12c., board, slab, plate, from O.Fr. table board, plank, writing table, picture (11c.), and late O.E. tabele, from W.Gmc. *tabal (Cf. O.H.G. zabel, Ger. Tafel), both from L. tabula a board, plank, table, originally small… …

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  • 112table — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at, playing games on, etc. 2 a flat surface serving a specified purpose (altar table; bird table). 3 a food provided …

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  • 113lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put (down), place, set (down), deposit, rest, position, shove; informal stick, dump, park, plonk; Brit.; informal bung 2) I d lay money on it …

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  • 114table — ta•ble [[t]ˈteɪ bəl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling, adj. 1) fur an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports 2) fur such a piece of furniture used for serving food to those seated at it 3) the …

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  • 115The Age of the Fall — Infobox Wrestling team article name=The Age of the Fall type=s hometown= caption= members=Jimmy Jacobs Tyler Black nobr|Allison Wonderland MsChif Delirious Rain small|(FIP) nobr|Mr. Milo Beasley small|(FIP) Leva Bates small|(FIP) former… …

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  • 116lay out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay out : present tense I/you/we/they lay out he/she/it lays out present participle laying out past tense laid out past participle laid out 1) to spread something out, or to arrange things so you can see them… …

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  • 117table — See: AT THE TABLE or AT TABLE, COFFEE TABLE, PUT ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE or LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE, TURN THE TABLES, WAIT AT TABLE or WAIT ON TABLE …

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  • 118table — See: AT THE TABLE or AT TABLE, COFFEE TABLE, PUT ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE or LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE, TURN THE TABLES, WAIT AT TABLE or WAIT ON TABLE …

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  • 119table — See: at the table or at table, coffee table, put one s cards on the table or lay one s cards on the table, turn the tables, wait at table or wait on table …

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  • 120table — noun 1》 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.     ↘food provided in a restaurant or household. 2》 a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in …

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