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Definition of Dumbwaiters
1. dumbwaiter [n] - See also: dumbwaiter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumbwaiters
Literary usage of Dumbwaiters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Building Code by American Insurance Association, National Board of Fire Underwriters (1909)
"ELEVATORS, HOISTWAYS AND dumbwaiters.—STAIR HALL INCLOSURES. SECTION 96.
Elevators and Hoistways. In any building in which there exists any hoistway or ..."
2. Building Code Recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters by National Board of Fire Underwriters, C. G. Smith (1909)
"ELEVATORS, HOISTWAYS AND dumbwaiters.—STAIR HALL INCLOSURES. SECTION 96.
Elevators and Hoistways. In any building in which there exists any hoistway or ..."
3. Architecture and Building (1914)
"Telephone: 1703 Spring Manufacturer of ELEVATORS and dumbwaiters Hand and Electric
Elevators, dumbwaiters, Sidewalk Hoists, Invalid Lifts, Carriage and ..."
4. Cyclopedia of Fire Prevention and Insurance: A General Reference Work on (1912)
"The construction of dumbwaiters may be studied along the same lines as ...
dumbwaiters, as a rule, are worked by hand, though in some cases power such as ..."
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