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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dumb-waiter

· Dumb·-wait·er · IPA
01 n. A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of…
  1. 1.
    A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.