活腿桌，16世纪英国首先使用的一种桌子。桌面有一节是固定的，另有一节或两节是活动的，不用时可以叠起来，也可垂直悬挂。活动的桌面由可以转动腿支撑，腿的上端和底部用横木连接，形成门的样子。1750～1775年，流行蜘蛛腿桌，这是火腿桌的另一种形式，其用车床制作的腿特别细长。

A gateleg table is a type of furniture first introduced in England in the 16th century. The table top has a fixed section and one or two hinged leaves, which, when not in use, fold down below the fixed section to hang vertically.

As such, gateleg tables are a subset of the type known as a dropleaf. The hinged section, or flap, was supported on pivoted legs joined at the top and bottom by stretchers constituting a gate. Large flaps had two supports, which had the advantage of providing freer leg space in the centre. The earliest gateleg tables of the 16th and 17th century were typically made of oak.