dumbwaiter
noun
dumb·wait·er
ˈdəm-ˌwā-tər 
ˌdəm-ˈwā-
1
: a portable serving table or stand
2
: a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another
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The house has two garages, a casita and a second-floor patio with a dumbwaiter.
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Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
To one side is the sleek chef’s kitchen, equipped with a dumbwaiter and top-of-the-line appliances by Wolf and Miele.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Features: Fireplaces, year-round sun room, screen porches, formal dining room, butler's pantry with working dumbwaiter, phone room, billiard room, bar area, pond.
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All photos by Homecoming Photography.
—Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Though the renovation was largely a project of modernizing the home, the old-fashioned addition of a dumbwaiter (seen at far right in the above photo) is what made the upside-down plan totally livable.
—Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
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Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
To one side is the sleek chef’s kitchen, equipped with a dumbwaiter and top-of-the-line appliances by Wolf and Miele.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Features: Fireplaces, year-round sun room, screen porches, formal dining room, butler's pantry with working dumbwaiter, phone room, billiard room, bar area, pond.
Take a look around...
All photos by Homecoming Photography.
—Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Though the renovation was largely a project of modernizing the home, the old-fashioned addition of a dumbwaiter (seen at far right in the above photo) is what made the upside-down plan totally livable.
—Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
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dumbwaiter
noun
dumb·wait·er
ˈdəm-ˈwāt-ər
: a small elevator for carrying food or goods from one story to another
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