单词 | wine butler |
释义 | > as lemmaswine butler wine butler n. a servant who has charge of the wine cellar and serves the wine (cf. butler n. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > wine waiter > wine steward wine butler1880 wine steward1898 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > butler butler?a1300 somler1543 bottle bearer1571 wine butler1880 wine steward1898 1880 E. W. Hamilton Diary 9 May (1972) I. 10 I have been offered and have undertaken the post of Chief Wine Butler to Mr. G., which I hope will secure something rather less nasty in his cellars. 1973 Times 25 Aug. 12/6 Wine service is of such skill that it should make the average English wine butler blush. < as lemmas |
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