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noun
One of the short ends of a rectangular table, considered to be the most prominent place and often reserved for the host(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: head of the table
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noun
At a school, the senior pupil in charge of those assigned to a particular meal table; a similar position in other institutions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The end of an examining, operating or imaging table on which the patient’s head rests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
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