by-table

noun1

1. •
   (Scotland, no longer used) A small table intended to be placed next to the wall or in the corner of a room, often in contrast to a larger (e.g. dining) table.

   • […] hee had seene a Box of most curious worke, in-layde with Ebony and Iuory, vpon a by-Table, not farre from the Couch-Bed […] — 1625