"table of death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tables of death [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tables of death}} table of death (plural tables of death)
  1. A table with an array of spikes above it, used in escapology performances, where the performer is restrained on the table and must escape before the spikes are released and allowed to fall. Wikipedia link: table of death
    Sense id: en-table_of_death-en-noun-XeYdfBjC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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