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drop leaf

noun

Definition of DROP LEAF

: a hinged leaf on the side or end of a table that can be folded down

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First Known Use of DROP LEAF

1882

Rhymes with DROP LEAF

bay leaf, belief, crew chief, debrief, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, gold leaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, massif, motif, naïf, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, shinleaf, sneak thief, Tallchief

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