table tree (tabltre)

In mech., a horizontal plate of iron or wood, mounted on an iron stem fitting into the socket of a lathe-rest, and adjustable with respect to height and dis tance. A miniature lathe-head mounted on a wooden table -tree. O. Byrne, Artisan's Handbook, p. 63. tablette (tablet), n. [See tablet .] 1. See tablet . -2. In fort . , a flat coping-stone placed at the top of the revetment of the escarp to protect the masonry from the weather, and to serve as an obstacle to scaling-ladders.