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A small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
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dumbwaiter
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Dumbwaiter (lit. "silent waiter ") typically refers to a small freight elevator . It may also refer to: a serving tray on wheels, the original use a Lazy Susan , a small rotating table serving food around a table or between rooms The Dumb Waiter , a one-act ...
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n. 1 (context obsolete English) a table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food 2 (context obsolete English) a lazy Susan 3 A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
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n. a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another [syn: food elevator ]
Usage examples of dumbwaiter.
But buried in the wings of the building were large dumbwaiters used by house, senate, and gubernatorial staff to shuffle cartons of papers back and forth.
She turned and saw the Contessa wheeling herself out of the converted dumbwaiter.
Oh, for a dumbwaiter, Maia recalled sardonically, contemplating climbing all this on the way back.