dumb-waiter

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dumb-waiter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dumb-waiter \Dumb"-wait`er\, 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.
     [1913 Webster]