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dumbwaiter

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dumb·wait·er  (dmwtr)
n.
1. A small elevator used to convey food or other goods from one floor of a building to another.
2. A portable serving stand or table.

dumbwaiter [ˈdʌmˌweɪtə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Brit
a.  a stand placed near a dining table to hold food
b.  a revolving circular tray placed on a table to hold food US and Canadian name lazy Susan
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a lift for carrying food, rubbish, etc., between floors
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dumbwaiterdumbwaiter - a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
Translations
dumbwaiter [ˈdʌmˈweɪtəʳ] N (= lift) → montaplatos m inv (Brit) (at table) → bandeja f giratoria
dumbwaiter [ˈdʌmˌweɪtəʳ] nmontavivande m
dumbwaiter [ˈdʌmˌweɪtəʳ] nmontavivande m


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Jaggers, putting the decanters on from his dumbwaiter, filled his glass and passed round the wine.
"You just perch on that cracker-keg, and I 'll see that you get enough," said Tom, putting a dumbwaiter before her, and issuing his orders with a fine air of authority.
 
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