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Definition of Dumbwaiter
1. Noun. A small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another.
Definition of Dumbwaiter
1. 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 furniture with movable or revolving shelves.
Definition of Dumbwaiter
1. Noun. A small lift / elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another. ¹
2. Noun. A portable table used for serving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dumbwaiter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumbwaiter
Literary usage of Dumbwaiter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electrical Contracting: Shop System, Estimating, Wiring, Construction by Louis John Auerbacher (1908)
"Electric dumbwaiter. There shall be furnished and installed in connection with
the present dumbwaiter an electrically controlled dumbwaiter as follows: The ..."
2. Carpentry and Building (1908)
"Constructing a dumbwaiter.—Design Submitted Ъу С. A. Wagner. the June.issue expecting
to see criticisms of the first prize design, but not finding them I ..."
3. Building Code Recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, New by National Board of Fire Underwriters (1915)
"Where a dumbwaiter shaft extends into the cellar or basement of a building, ...
All openings in dumbwaiter shafts shall be provided with approved ..."
4. Safety in Building Construction by Travelers Insurance Companies (1921)
"Existing dumbwaiter shafts. Any existing dumbwaiter shaft which extends into the
... In dumbwaiter shafts hereafter erected or altered, there shall be no ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"Ropes (1884) 19 Jones & S. (NY) 25, holding that the lessor of premises containing
a dumbwaiter used in common by different tenants is under an obligation ..."
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