All 4 Uses of
trestle
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Professor Grubbly-Plank stood waiting for the class some ten yards from Hagrid's front door, a long trestle table in front of her laden with twigs.†
Chpt 13 *
- He had clearly just said something highly amusing, because Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson and the rest continued to snigger heartily as they gathered around the trestle table and, judging by the way they all kept looking over at Harry, he was able to guess the subject of the joke without too much difficulty.†
Chpt 13
- The class surged forwards around the trestle table.†
Chpt 13
- Harry heard her ask as they arrived at the trestle table where the group of captive Bowtruckles were scrabbling around for woodlice like so many living twigs.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(trestle) support system for a bridge or raised road;
or: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop