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+import tables
+
+type MyTab[A,B] = distinct TableRef[A,B]
+
+proc `$`[A,B](t: MyTab[A,B]): string =
+  "My special table " & $TableRef[A,B](t)
+
+proc create[A,B](): MyTab[A,B] = MyTab(newTable[A,B]())
+
+var a = create[int,int]()
+doAssert $a == "My special table {:}"