tableman

tableman
\\ˈtābəlmən\ noun (plural tablemen)
Etymology: Middle English
1. obsolete : a piece used in playing backgammon
2. : one who works at or tends a table: as
a. : a worker who lays out and marks marble slabs for cutting
b. : an operator of a machine for cutting bricks or tiles from a column of moist clay
c. : one who tends the tables where ore is concentrated

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Tableman — Ta ble*man, n.; pl. {Tablemen}. A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See {Table}, n., 10. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tableman — noun a) Any of the pieces used to play the game of tables, backgammon or draughts b) A person sitting at the same table …   Wiktionary

  • tableman — ta·ble·man …   English syllables

  • Tablemen — Tableman Ta ble*man, n.; pl. {Tablemen}. A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See {Table}, n., 10. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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