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dumb⋅wait⋅er

[duhm-wey-ter]
–noun
1. a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
2. British.
a. an auxiliary serving table.
b. a serving stand with tiers of revolving shelves.
c. a serving cart.

Origin:
1745–55; dumb + waiter
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dumb·wait·er   (dŭm'wā'tər)   
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.

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