{"id":2954,"date":"2016-09-01T12:51:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2016-09-01T12:51:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:51:30","slug":"refectory-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/refectory-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Refectory Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>Refectory table<\/strong> &#8211;  is a very long oblong table which was originally used for dining in Medieval monasteries. 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