Sekirov Dictionary

tables

/ˈteɪbl̩z/

noun 3
phrases 2

noun[plural only]3

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Backgammon.
- Hervor proceeded to the court of King Gudmund, and there one day as she was playing at tables with the king, one of the servants chanced to take up and draw Tirfing, which shone like a sunbeam. — 1828
Any backgammon-like board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points".
The halves or quarters of a backgammon board.

Phrases with tables

fence the tables
To make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's Supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.
turn the tables
To reverse a situation, usually so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.

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