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steam table
steam tablen. A table in which containers of cooked food are kept warm by hot water or steam circulating below.steam′ ta`ble n. a boxlike table or counter with openings in the top into which containers of food may be fitted to be kept warm by steam or hot water in the compartment below. [1860–65] steam table
steam tableA table, or a section of a counter in a cafeteria, having openings set in the top in which are fitted containers for cooked food; the containers are kept warm by steam, hot air, or hot water which circulates beneath them. |