gateleg

/ˈɡeɪtlɛɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.

noun

"a gateleg desk; a gateleg shelf"
"[…] the gate-leg at which we used to have afternoon tea had to be taken away into the drawing-room to make place for the piano out of the drawing-room when it was moved in here:"

From gate + leg.

gatelegs (plural)

gateleg table

gatelegged dropleaf

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How do you pronounce gateleg?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪtlɛɡ/.

What does gateleg mean?

A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.

Where does gateleg come from?

From gate + leg.

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