gateleg

English

Etymology

gate +‎ leg

Noun

gateleg (plural gatelegs)

  1. A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf to hang down.
    • 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 8,
      Now that's a nice gateleg table in the corner there. Though of course you'd have to put new hinges on it if you wanted to use the flaps.
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