Both Uses of
trestle
in
The Hobbit
- Quickly they got out boards and trestles from the side walls and set them up near the fire.†
Chpt 7 *
- One bore a white cloth embroidered at the edges with figures of animals; others bore on their broad backs trays with bowls and platters and knives and wooden spoons, which the dogs took and quickly laid on the trestle tables.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(trestle) support system for a bridge or raised road;
or: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop