silent butlern.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪlənt ˈbʌtlə/,

/ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈbʌtlə/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈbətlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., butler n.

Etymology: < silent adj. + butler n. With sense 1 compare earlier dumb-waiter n. 1.

North American.

1. A type of wheeled trolley on which crockery, food, etc., can be transported to and from a dining table.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > utensils for serving > tea-trolley

dinner wagon1826

tea-wagon1840

wagon table1844

wagon1906

silent butler1912

tea-trolley1937

1912 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 8 Dec. (Sunday ed.) (Second section) 3/4 (advt.) The silent Butler is the new piece of Furniture for the Dining Room... Well made, having metal rubber tired wheels in front and easy rolling castors back. Has removable tray and a most convenient article, as every lady knows, for serving a ‘Course’ dinner or setting and clearing a table.

1922 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 27 Nov. 6/2 Service is only a matter of passing and repassing, from the silent butler to the Thanksgiving feasters.

1965 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 25 Nov. 51/2 (advt.) Tea trolley takes honors as a silent butler.

2. A container, usually made from metal, with a handle and a hinged cover, used for collecting table crumbs or the contents of an ashtray.

ΚΠ

1934 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 5/4 A metal top for flat cigarette tins has the same bellicose pair [sc. an intrepid Mexican and his fighting cock] on its bosom for 94c, and a silent butler similarly bedecked is 2.49.

1970 Arizona Republic 19 Jan. 14/6 Immediately put it [sc. the cigar butt] into a silent butler and leave the ashtray clean.

2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Jan. d2/6 One of Dad's regular hosting duties was to make periodic circles with the silent butler emptying the ashtrays.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silent butler
释义	silent butlern. Brit. /ˌsʌɪlənt ˈbʌtlə/, /ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈbʌtlə/, U.S. /ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈbətlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., butler n. Etymology: < silent adj. + butler n. With sense 1 compare earlier dumb-waiter n. 1. North American. 1. A type of wheeled trolley on which crockery, food, etc., can be transported to and from a dining table. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > utensils for serving > tea-trolley dinner wagon1826 tea-wagon1840 wagon table1844 wagon1906 silent butler1912 tea-trolley1937 1912 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 8 Dec. (Sunday ed.) (Second section) 3/4 (advt.) The silent Butler is the new piece of Furniture for the Dining Room... Well made, having metal rubber tired wheels in front and easy rolling castors back. Has removable tray and a most convenient article, as every lady knows, for serving a ‘Course’ dinner or setting and clearing a table. 1922 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 27 Nov. 6/2 Service is only a matter of passing and repassing, from the silent butler to the Thanksgiving feasters. 1965 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 25 Nov. 51/2 (advt.) Tea trolley takes honors as a silent butler. 2. A container, usually made from metal, with a handle and a hinged cover, used for collecting table crumbs or the contents of an ashtray. ΚΠ 1934 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 5/4 A metal top for flat cigarette tins has the same bellicose pair [sc. an intrepid Mexican and his fighting cock] on its bosom for 94c, and a silent butler similarly bedecked is 2.49. 1970 Arizona Republic 19 Jan. 14/6 Immediately put it [sc. the cigar butt] into a silent butler and leave the ashtray clean. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Jan. d2/6 One of Dad's regular hosting duties was to make periodic circles with the silent butler emptying the ashtrays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912
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