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n. - A hinged addition on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket.

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  • Faith asked him as she headed for the drop-leaf table.
  • Ducking lithely beneath the drop-leaf barrier, he found himself confronting the doll.
  • The object of this fly rail is to form a support to the small hinged drop-leaf of the table.
  • There was no dining room in the apartment, just a lovely old maple drop-leaf table against one wall in the kitchen.
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