table of death

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountable of death (plural tables 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.
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APA

table of death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20of%20death

MLA

“table of death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20of%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “table of death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20of%20death.

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