gaming table
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/
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mesa de juego
- And this was none other than the distinguished barrister and former government minister Lord Hallam, whose acquaintance he had made, as he had so many others, at the gaming table.
- casino gaming tables
- gaming tables include blackjack
- gaming tables include craps
Examples
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After losing a few rounds at the gaming table, he decided to take a break and grab a drink.
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OK, folks, let's get back to the gaming table, shall we?
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At the gaming table, as in life... risking all takes great courage.
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We gamble at lunch now; there's been a gaming table.
Blog text (31) -
If that seems too strange, the suite also has a grand piano, a gaming table, and two plasma TVs.
Blog text (34) -
The Kid looked around the enormous tavern and over at the gaming tables in the casino.
Fiction book (1991) -
We have 143 gaming tables and 4 showrooms... and the deluxe hotel.
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The casino features several gaming tables where players can try their luck at poker and blackjack.
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She placed her chips on the gaming table, hoping for a winning hand.
Synonyms
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2.6
A small folding table used for playing card games
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a table designed or used for gambling' is directly and compositionally derived from 'gaming' (playing games of chance) + 'table' (a piece of furniture), forming a purpose-built compound noun. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Gaming table comes from the simple image of people sitting around a table to play games and place bets, with cards and chips in the middle. So gaming table means 'a table used for gambling' today.