单词	dumbwaiter
释义	dumbwaiter noun dumb·​wait·​er ˈdəm-ˌwā-tər  ˌdəm-ˈwā- 1 : a portable serving table or stand 2 : a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This home, originally built as a summer destination, is packed with original features including a dumbwaiter, clawfoot bathtubs, transom windows and vintage light fixtures. Michelle Deal-zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 Beyond the primary suite—and second-floor library—a Butler’s pantry with its own wine refrigerator, ice maker and Gaggenau dishwasher is connected via dumbwaiter to the kitchen one floor below. Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 Within moments, dumbwaiter-style, the offering would be replaced by unseen hands. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2022 The kitchen has a dumbwaiter to transport groceries from the garage. Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022 Trucco said, pointing toward the dumbwaiter shuttling hot bucatini. The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2021 Instead of hydraulics in the floor that permit characters to descend into hell, the journey is made via a compartment upstage that opens and closes like a restaurant dumbwaiter. Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021 The kitchen features Carrera marble, two countertop islands, a dumbwaiter and countertop seating. Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2020 To navigate the main portion of the house, the couple spent $52,000 on an elevator—an upgrade, jokes Ms. Parsons, of the previous home’s dumbwaiter. J. S. Marcus, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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