Definition: a small, low table, whose top - rectangular or round - overhangs the base; the earliest styles, featured elaborately turned legs and stretchers typical of William and Mary furniture; later, more refined versions had cabriole legs and drawers; developed in England in the late 1600s, it flourished there and in America until the early 1800s, both in taverns and in homes
Also Known As: stretcher table
Example: Sturdy yet compact, a tavern table could hold several glasses, yet easily be moved around a room after it was cleared.