dumbwaiter, food elevator
(noun) a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dumbwaiter (plural dumbwaiters)
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
Source: Wiktionary
Dumb"-wait`er, n.
Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
