dumb-waiter
Noun
Meaning
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
dumb waiter
Synonyms
dumbwaiter
service lift
service elevator
food elevator
waiter lift
hutch set
mechanical lift
goods lift
cargo lift
goods elevator
vertical lift
material elevator
small goods lift
vertical elevator
food lift
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Examples
The Almeida’s first show in eight months, Nine Lessons and Carols, will have had its first preview already, on 3 December, as will Hampstead Theatre’s 60th anniversary production of Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter.